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

using model chemistry: B1B95/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 B1B95/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.125423
Energy at 298.15K-255.124616
HF Energy-255.125423
Nuclear repulsion energy46.369968
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 B1B95/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 2222 2128 0.20      
2 Σ 200 192 62.49      
3 Π 123 118 11.78      
3 Π 123 118 11.78      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1334.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9579) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1277.9 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 B1B95/aug-cc-pVDZ
B
0.15254

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.693
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.863
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.564

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.16972.2567
N21.16973.4264
Na32.25673.4264

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 B1B95/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.335      
2 N -0.433      
3 Na 0.768      


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 11.001 11.001
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.267 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.267 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.763
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.752 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.752 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.504
Polar
3z2-r27.008
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 3.401 0.000 -0.000
y 0.000 3.401 -0.000
z -0.000 -0.000 5.913


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 64.120
(<r2>)1/2 8.007

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B1B95/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.129765
Energy at 298.15K-255.129612
HF Energy-255.129765
Nuclear repulsion energy51.655473
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 B1B95/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' 2134 2044 28.36      
2 A' 412 395 68.07      
3 A' 225 215 8.84      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1385.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9579) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1327.0 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 B1B95/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
1.89446 0.27687 0.24157

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.083 0.640 0.000
N2 0.000 1.109 0.000
Na3 -0.591 -1.055 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18062.3817
N21.18062.2432
Na32.38172.2432

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 81.824 C1 Na3 N2 29.383
N2 C1 Na3 68.793
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.422      
2 N -0.395      
3 Na 0.817      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -4.625 -7.492 0.000 8.805
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.585 3.499 0.000
y 3.499 -14.111 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.337
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.861 3.499 0.000
y 3.499 4.350 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.490
Polar
3z2-r2-0.979
x2-y2-5.474
xy3.499
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.481 -0.093 0.000
y -0.093 4.090 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.410


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 44.806
(<r2>)1/2 6.694

Conformer 3 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at B1B95/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.126482
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-255.126482
Nuclear repulsion energy48.678190
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 B1B95/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 2150 2059 130.26      
2 Σ 9355i 8961i 1317.10      
3 Π 52 49 5.34      
3 Π 52 49 5.34      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) -3551.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9579) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) -3401.8 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 B1B95/aug-cc-pVDZ
B
0.17656

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.855
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.676
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.442

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17903.2974
N21.17902.1184
Na33.29742.1184

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 B1B95/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.458      
2 N -0.374      
3 Na 0.832      


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 11.030 11.030
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.257 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.257 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.142
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.558 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.558 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.116
Polar
3z2-r22.231
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 3.377 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.377 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.679


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 57.276
(<r2>)1/2 7.568