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

using model chemistry: TPSSh/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 TPSSh/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.165154
Energy at 298.15K-255.164561
HF Energy-255.165154
Nuclear repulsion energy46.211286
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 TPSSh/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 2104 0.84      
2 Σ 361 350 58.18      
3 Π 126 122 12.26      
3 Π 126 122 12.26      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1394.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9673) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1348.7 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 TPSSh/aug-cc-pVDZ
B
0.15191

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.691
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.869
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.566

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17742.2575
N21.17743.4348
Na32.25753.4348

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 TPSSh/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.395      
2 N -0.421      
3 Na 0.816      


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 10.873 10.873
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.530 -0.000 -0.001
y -0.000 3.530 0.000
z -0.001 0.000 6.503


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 64.389
(<r2>)1/2 8.024

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at TPSSh/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.167904
Energy at 298.15K-255.167650
HF Energy-255.167904
Nuclear repulsion energy51.463741
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 TPSSh/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' 2075 2007 25.72      
2 A' 378 365 65.55      
3 A' 179 173 8.29      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1316.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9673) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1273.1 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 TPSSh/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
1.87418 0.27569 0.24033

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.117 0.672 0.000
N2 0.000 1.078 0.000
Na3 -0.609 -1.052 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18862.4396
N21.18862.2156
Na32.43962.2156

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 85.970 C1 Na3 N2 29.079
N2 C1 Na3 64.951
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.450      
2 N -0.382      
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
  -4.641 -7.415 0.000 8.748
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.720 -0.019 0.000
y -0.019 4.333 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 3.529


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 45.033
(<r2>)1/2 6.711

Conformer 3 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at TPSSh/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.165292
Energy at 298.15K-255.164479
HF Energy-255.165292
Nuclear repulsion energy48.467895
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 TPSSh/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 2110 2041 106.36      
2 Σ 404 391 66.98      
3 Π 53 51 5.11      
3 Π 53 51 5.10      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1309.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9673) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1267.0 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 TPSSh/aug-cc-pVDZ
B
0.17528

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.863
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.677
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.447

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18643.3104
N21.18642.1239
Na33.31042.1239

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 TPSSh/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.550      
2 N -0.295      
3 Na 0.845      


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 10.963 10.963
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.514 0.000 -0.000
y 0.000 3.515 0.000
z -0.000 0.000 6.533


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 57.676
(<r2>)1/2 7.594