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

using model chemistry: PBEPBEultrafine/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 PBEPBEultrafine/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.927294
Energy at 298.15K-254.926698
HF Energy-254.927294
Nuclear repulsion energy46.144027
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 PBEPBEultrafine/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 2126 2113 1.55      
2 Σ 362 360 53.29      
3 Π 125 124 11.98      
3 Π 125 124 11.98      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1368.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9939) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1360.6 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 PBEPBEultrafine/aug-cc-pVDZ
B
0.15203

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.686
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.871
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.565

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18432.2509
N21.18433.4352
Na32.25093.4352

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 PBEPBEultrafine/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.408      
2 N -0.400      
3 Na 0.808      


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 10.582 10.582
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.596 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.596 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.128
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.734 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.734 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.468
Polar
3z2-r26.936
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 3.785 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.785 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.668


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 64.517
(<r2>)1/2 8.032

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at PBEPBEultrafine/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.929296
Energy at 298.15K-254.929038
HF Energy-254.929296
Nuclear repulsion energy51.415678
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 PBEPBEultrafine/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' 2029 2017 19.84      
2 A' 372 370 63.98      
3 A' 181 180 6.33      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1291.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9939) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1283.4 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 PBEPBEultrafine/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
1.84254 0.27745 0.24114

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.119 0.663 0.000
N2 0.000 1.081 0.000
Na3 -0.610 -1.049 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.19482.4338
N21.19482.2162
Na32.43382.2162

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 85.496 C1 Na3 N2 29.301
N2 C1 Na3 65.203
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBEultrafine/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.428      
2 N -0.396      
3 Na 0.824      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -4.562 -7.230 0.000 8.549
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.886 3.589 0.000
y 3.589 -14.478 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.661
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.817 3.589 0.000
y 3.589 4.296 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.479
Polar
3z2-r2-0.958
x2-y2-5.408
xy3.589
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.108 0.151 0.000
y 0.151 4.889 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.771


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 45.076
(<r2>)1/2 6.714

Conformer 3 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at PBEPBEultrafine/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.926108
Energy at 298.15K-254.925343
HF Energy-254.926108
Nuclear repulsion energy48.320490
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 PBEPBEultrafine/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 2065 2052 91.02      
2 Σ 405 403 58.27      
3 Π 66 65 5.01      
3 Π 66 65 5.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1300.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9939) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1292.5 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 PBEPBEultrafine/aug-cc-pVDZ
B
0.17451

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.869
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.676
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.450

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.19303.3188
N21.19302.1258
Na33.31882.1258

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 PBEPBEultrafine/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.541      
2 N -0.329      
3 Na 0.871      


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 10.790 10.790
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.621 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.621 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.607
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.507 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.507 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.014
Polar
3z2-r22.029
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 3.804 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.804 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 8.426


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 58.074
(<r2>)1/2 7.621