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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: HF/aug-cc-pVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 3A"
1 2 no C*V 3Σ
2 1 yes CS 1A'

State 1 (3A") , Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C2 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at HF/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.696432
Energy at 298.15K-130.695808
HF Energy-130.696432
Nuclear repulsion energy47.100362
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 HF/aug-cc-pVDZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3475 3165 18.70      
2 A' 1663 1514 149.90      
3 A' 1203 1096 2.96      
4 A' 646 588 19.05      
5 A' 376 342 0.25      
6 A" 401 366 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3882.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9106) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3535.2 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 HF/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
52.78564 0.36531 0.36280

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.249 -1.212 0.000
C2 0.000 0.092 0.000
N3 -0.361 1.237 0.000
H4 1.033 -1.941 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.32782.52351.0706
C21.32781.20012.2806
N32.52351.20013.4700
H41.07062.28063.4700

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 173.305 C2 C1 H4 143.724
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at HF/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.693916
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-130.693916
Nuclear repulsion energy47.200309
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 HF/aug-cc-pVDZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 3546 3229 59.88      
2 Σ 1591 1448 133.94      
3 Σ 1251 1139 0.21      
4 Π 400 365 0.21      
4 Π 400 365 0.21      
5 Π 470i 428i 44.42      
5 Π 470i 428i 44.42      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3124.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9106) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2845.0 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 HF/aug-cc-pVDZ
B
0.36317

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.214
C2 0.000 0.000 0.080
N3 0.000 0.000 1.297
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.278

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.29342.51101.0640
C21.29341.21762.3574
N32.51101.21763.5750
H41.06402.35743.5750

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 180.000 C2 C1 H4 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.724      
2 C -0.068      
3 N -0.390      
4 H -0.266      


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 -3.213 3.213
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.591 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.591 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.712
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.940 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.940 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.880
Polar
3z2-r23.760
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 2.938 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.938 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.333


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.442
(<r2>)1/2 6.037

State 2 (1A') , Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at HF/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.638163
Energy at 298.15K-130.637686
HF Energy-130.638163
Nuclear repulsion energy47.178611
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 HF/aug-cc-pVDZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3231 2942 4.93      
2 A' 2343 2133 39.70      
3 A' 1134 1033 67.16      
4 A' 1025 934 24.71      
5 A' 478 435 26.65      
6 A" 341 310 15.57      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4276.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9106) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3893.8 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 HF/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
17.65584 0.37107 0.36343

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.245 -1.277 0.000
C2 0.000 0.112 0.000
N3 0.108 1.256 0.000
H4 0.718 -1.799 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.41052.55761.0957
C21.41051.14912.0414
N32.55761.14913.1154
H41.09572.04143.1154

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.200      
2 C 0.030      
3 N -0.254      
4 H 0.025      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.378 -2.176 0.000 2.576
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.714 -3.420 0.000
y -3.420 -20.415 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.253
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.380 -3.420 0.000
y -3.420 -2.931 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.311
Polar
3z2-r26.622
x2-y21.701
xy-3.420
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.207 0.282 0.000
y 0.282 6.274 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.292


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.629
(<r2>)1/2 6.052

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at HF/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.638163
Energy at 298.15K-130.637686
HF Energy-130.638163
Nuclear repulsion energy47.178611
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 HF/aug-cc-pVDZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HF/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
17.65584 0.37107 0.36343

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

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability