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

using model chemistry: LSDA/aug-cc-pVDZ

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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 LSDA/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-253.986290
Energy at 298.15K-253.985715
HF Energy-253.986290
Nuclear repulsion energy46.755194
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 LSDA/aug-cc-pVDZ
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 2176 2151 1.81      
2 Σ 379 375 55.10      
3 Π 126 124 11.53      
3 Π 126 124 11.58      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1402.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9887) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1387.1 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 LSDA/aug-cc-pVDZ
B
0.15688

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.669
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.845
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.539

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17612.2081
N21.17613.3842
Na32.20813.3842

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
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.436      
2 N -0.340      
3 Na 0.776      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 10.489 10.489
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.516 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.516 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.176
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.670 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.670 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.340
Polar
3z2-r26.680
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.646 -0.000 0.001
y -0.000 3.632 0.001
z 0.001 0.001 6.817


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 62.818
(<r2>)1/2 7.926

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at LSDA/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-253.989039
Energy at 298.15K-253.988806
HF Energy-253.989039
Nuclear repulsion energy52.292196
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 LSDA/aug-cc-pVDZ
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' 2082 2059 19.77      
2 A' 393 389 64.54      
3 A' 184 182 6.90      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1329.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9887) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1314.7 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 LSDA/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
1.87222 0.29049 0.25148

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.114 0.657 0.000
N2 0.000 1.068 0.000
Na3 -0.607 -1.038 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18712.4152
N21.18712.1914
Na32.41522.1914

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 85.834 C1 Na3 N2 29.353
N2 C1 Na3 64.813
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.470      
2 N -0.359      
3 Na 0.829      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -4.520 -7.024 0.000 8.353
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.742 3.599 0.000
y 3.599 -14.512 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.605
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.683 3.599 0.000
y 3.599 4.161 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.478
Polar
3z2-r2-0.957
x2-y2-5.230
xy3.599
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.802 0.053 0.001
y 0.053 4.549 0.000
z 0.001 0.000 3.652


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 43.637
(<r2>)1/2 6.606

Conformer 3 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at LSDA/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-253.986228
Energy at 298.15K-253.985503
HF Energy-253.986228
Nuclear repulsion energy49.037127
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 LSDA/aug-cc-pVDZ
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 2116 2093 99.54      
2 Σ 430 425 61.93      
3 Π 70 69 4.86      
3 Π 70 69 4.85      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1343.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9887) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1327.8 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 LSDA/aug-cc-pVDZ
B
0.18063

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.842
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.658
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.423

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18443.2657
N21.18442.0813
Na33.26572.0813

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
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.553      
2 N -0.341      
3 Na 0.894      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 10.705 10.705
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.551 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.551 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.647
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.452 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.452 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.904
Polar
3z2-r21.808
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.655 -0.000 0.000
y -0.000 3.654 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 7.034


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 56.454
(<r2>)1/2 7.514