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All results from a given calculation for NaCN (Sodium Cyanide)

using model chemistry: MP4/aug-cc-pVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no C*V 1Σ
1 2 yes CS 1A
1 3 no C*V 1Σ

Conformer 1 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at MP4/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.511043
Energy at 298.15K-254.510402
HF Energy-254.186007
Nuclear repulsion energy45.399969
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at MP4/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 2053 2006        
2 Σ 359 351        
3 Π 107 104        
3 Π 107 104        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1313.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9769) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1282.6 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP4/aug-cc-pVDZ
B
0.14671

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.703
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.902
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.594

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.19942.2961
N21.19943.4955
Na32.29613.4955

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 0.000 C1 Na3 N2 0.000
N2 C1 Na3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at MP4/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.514962
Energy at 298.15K-254.514681
HF Energy-254.193354
Nuclear repulsion energy50.527503
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at MP4/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 1953 1908        
2 A' 383 374        
3 A' 193 188        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1264.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9769) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1234.8 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP4/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
1.82017 0.26488 0.23123

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.121 0.663 0.000
N2 0.000 1.118 0.000
Na3 -0.611 -1.073 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.20962.4531
N21.20962.2747
Na32.45312.2747

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 83.529 C1 Na3 N2 29.339
N2 C1 Na3 67.132
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 3 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at MP4/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.512006
Energy at 298.15K-254.511207
HF Energy-254.193386
Nuclear repulsion energy47.630576
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at MP4/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 1997 1950        
2 Σ 409 400        
3 Π 62i 61i        
3 Π 62i 61i        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1140.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9769) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1114.1 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP4/aug-cc-pVDZ
B
0.16924

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.896
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.689
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.473

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.20673.3687
N21.20672.1619
Na33.36872.1619

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 3
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 180.000 C1 Na3 N2 0.000
N2 C1 Na3 0.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability