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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

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 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 TPSSh/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.449580
Energy at 298.15K-131.448911
HF Energy-131.449580
Nuclear repulsion energy47.036360
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' 3365 3255 28.24      
2 A' 1801 1742 38.71      
3 A' 1210 1171 7.44      
4 A' 509 492 33.65      
5 A' 393 380 8.38      
6 A" 424 410 0.19      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3850.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9673) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3724.6 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 TPSSh/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
74.53865 0.36331 0.36154

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 0.137 -1.224 0.000
C2 0.000 0.089 0.000
N3 -0.227 1.273 0.000
H4 0.769 -2.098 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.32012.52381.0781
C21.32011.20592.3175
N32.52381.20593.5146
H41.07812.31753.5146

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 175.094 C2 C1 H4 150.032
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at TPSSh/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.448543
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-131.448543
Nuclear repulsion energy47.113599
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 3435 3323 62.80      
2 Σ 1730 1673 40.95      
3 Σ 1254 1213 4.29      
4 Π 426 412 0.00      
4 Π 426 412 0.00      
5 Π 374i 362i 45.35      
5 Π 374i 362i 45.35      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3261.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9673) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3154.4 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 TPSSh/aug-cc-pVDZ
B
0.36174

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 -1.217
C2 0.000 0.000 0.083
N3 0.000 0.000 1.299
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.289

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.29972.51511.0721
C21.29971.21542.3718
N32.51511.21543.5872
H41.07212.37183.5872

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 TPSSh/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.645      
2 C 0.076      
3 N -0.373      
4 H -0.347      


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 -3.325 3.325
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 3.064 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.064 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.222


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.472
(<r2>)1/2 6.039

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at TPSSh/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.420413
Energy at 298.15K-131.419821
HF Energy-131.420413
Nuclear repulsion energy46.690556
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' 3047 2947 8.60      
2 A' 2064 1996 23.40      
3 A' 1081 1046 41.85      
4 A' 948 917 39.82      
5 A' 442 428 22.15      
6 A" 288 278 7.87      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3935.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9673) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3806.4 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 TPSSh/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
17.94136 0.36697 0.35961

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 0.202 -1.274 0.000
C2 0.000 0.094 0.000
N3 -0.356 1.229 0.000
H4 1.283 -1.517 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.38282.56451.1084
C21.38281.18972.0592
N32.56451.18973.1978
H41.10842.05923.1978

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
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 0.099      
2 C 0.247      
3 N -0.262      
4 H -0.083      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.826 -1.237 0.000 2.206
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 3.695 -0.901 0.000
y -0.901 7.080 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.310


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.768
(<r2>)1/2 6.064

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at TPSSh/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.420413
Energy at 298.15K-131.419821
HF Energy-131.420413
Nuclear repulsion energy46.690556
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
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at TPSSh/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
17.94136 0.36697 0.35961

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

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability