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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: M06-2X/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 M06-2X/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.383235
Energy at 298.15K-131.382663
HF Energy-131.383235
Nuclear repulsion energy47.168009
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 M06-2X/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' 3420 3420 32.51      
2 A' 1934 1934 22.34      
3 A' 1165 1165 13.69      
4 A' 615 615 26.33      
5 A' 413 413 3.58      
6 A" 437 437 0.92      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3992.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3992.0 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 M06-2X/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
55.12987 0.36504 0.36264

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.015 -1.241 0.000
C2 0.000 0.100 0.000
N3 -0.105 1.280 0.000
H4 0.646 -2.115 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.34062.52321.0783
C21.34061.18452.3075
N32.52321.18453.4773
H41.07832.30753.4773

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 175.552 C2 C1 H4 144.878
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at M06-2X/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.381367
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-131.381367
Nuclear repulsion energy47.303528
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 M06-2X/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 3440 3440 81.23      
2 Σ 1743 1743 41.92      
3 Σ 1246 1246 14.95      
4 Π 443 443 0.09      
4 Π 443 443 0.09      
5 Π 412i 412i 41.93      
5 Π 412i 412i 41.93      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3244.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3244.6 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 M06-2X/aug-cc-pVDZ
B
0.36400

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.216
C2 0.000 0.000 0.092
N3 0.000 0.000 1.291
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.288

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.30752.50661.0718
C21.30751.19912.3793
N32.50661.19913.5784
H41.07182.37933.5784

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 M06-2X/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.788      
2 C -0.046      
3 N -0.301      
4 H -0.442      


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 -3.535 3.535
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.601 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.601 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.547
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.027 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.027 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.054
Polar
3z2-r24.108
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 2.990 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.990 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.123


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.382
(<r2>)1/2 6.032

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at M06-2X/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.359649
Energy at 298.15K-131.359101
HF Energy-131.359649
Nuclear repulsion energy46.854182
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 M06-2X/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' 3118 3118 3.83      
2 A' 2177 2177 28.14      
3 A' 1069 1069 68.31      
4 A' 991 991 12.79      
5 A' 445 445 21.69      
6 A" 316 316 9.14      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4057.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4057.9 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 M06-2X/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
17.51111 0.36839 0.36080

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.016 -1.297 0.000
C2 0.000 0.099 0.000
N3 -0.133 1.265 0.000
H4 1.026 -1.667 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.39622.56461.1057
C21.39621.17332.0424
N32.56461.17333.1525
H41.10572.04243.1525

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.140      
2 C 0.200      
3 N -0.210      
4 H -0.130      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.635 -1.639 0.000 2.316
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.539 -2.721 0.000
y -2.721 -20.934 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.228
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.042 -2.721 0.000
y -2.721 -4.051 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.008
Polar
3z2-r26.017
x2-y23.395
xy-2.721
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.348 -0.291 0.000
y -0.291 6.820 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.242


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.697
(<r2>)1/2 6.058

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at M06-2X/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.359649
Energy at 298.15K-131.359101
HF Energy-131.359649
Nuclear repulsion energy46.854182
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 M06-2X/aug-cc-pVDZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at M06-2X/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
17.51111 0.36839 0.36080

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability