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

using model chemistry: CCD/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 CCD/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.489222
Energy at 298.15K-254.488601
HF Energy-254.188931
Nuclear repulsion energy45.744376
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 CCD/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 2177 2100 1.31      
2 Σ 353 340 64.75      
3 Π 120 116 12.92      
3 Π 120 116 12.92      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1385.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9645) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1335.9 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 CCD/aug-cc-pVDZ
B
0.14811

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.706
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.889
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.587

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18252.2936
N21.18253.4761
Na32.29363.4761

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 CCD/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.493547
Energy at 298.15K-254.493268
HF Energy-254.196130
Nuclear repulsion energy50.867127
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 CCD/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' 371 358 68.36      
2 A' 168 162 10.69      
3 A' 2093 2019 23.71      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1316.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9645) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1269.4 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 CCD/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
1.88447 0.26525 0.23252

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.114 0.680 0.000
N2 0.000 1.104 0.000
Na3 -0.608 -1.074 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.19242.4579
N21.19242.2614
Na32.45792.2614

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 84.738 C1 Na3 N2 28.887
N2 C1 Na3 66.375
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 3 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at CCD/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.490979
Energy at 298.15K-254.490198
HF Energy-254.195889
Nuclear repulsion energy48.010247
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 CCD/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 2130 2054 96.26      
2 Σ 399 384 76.17      
3 Π 63 61 5.33      
3 Π 63 61 5.33      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1327.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9645) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1279.9 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 CCD/aug-cc-pVDZ
B
0.17121

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.881
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.691
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.465

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.19013.3463
N21.19012.1562
Na33.34632.1562

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