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

using model chemistry: BLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ

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 BLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.168499
Energy at 298.15K-255.167907
HF Energy-255.168499
Nuclear repulsion energy46.407413
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 BLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ
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 2127 2120 1.41      
2 Σ 360 359 51.03      
3 Π 127 126 11.15      
3 Π 127 126 11.15      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1370.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9966) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1365.6 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 BLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ
B
0.15318

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.689
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.861
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.560

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17222.2483
N21.17223.4205
Na32.24833.4205

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 BLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.228      
2 N -0.265      
3 Na 0.493      


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 10.495 10.495
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.635 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.635 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.426
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.605 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.605 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.209
Polar
3z2-r26.418
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 3.917 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.917 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.897


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 64.188
(<r2>)1/2 8.012

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.170423
Energy at 298.15K-255.170154
HF Energy-255.170423
Nuclear repulsion energy51.505596
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 BLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ
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' 366 365 60.37      
2 A' 178 177 7.37      
3 A' 2034 2027 21.56      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1289.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9966) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1284.6 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 BLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
1.88813 0.27481 0.23989

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.112 0.676 0.000
N2 0.000 1.079 0.000
Na3 -0.607 -1.055 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18312.4395
N21.18312.2184
Na32.43952.2184

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 85.959 C1 Na3 N2 28.931
N2 C1 Na3 65.110
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.226      
2 N -0.316      
3 Na 0.543      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -4.507 -7.253 0.000 8.539
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.017 3.444 0.000
y 3.444 -14.614 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.607
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.906 3.444 0.000
y 3.444 4.197 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.291
Polar
3z2-r2-0.582
x2-y2-5.402
xy3.444
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 5.169 0.276 -0.000
y 0.276 5.074 0.000
z -0.000 0.000 3.837


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 45.296
(<r2>)1/2 6.730

Conformer 3 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.167652
Energy at 298.15K-255.166860
HF Energy-255.167652
Nuclear repulsion energy48.489110
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 BLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ
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 2063 2056 91.59      
2 Σ 395 394 54.78      
3 Π 61 61 4.56      
3 Π 61 61 4.56      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1290.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9966) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1285.6 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 BLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ
B
0.17498

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.862
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.681
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.449

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18153.3114
N21.18152.1299
Na33.31142.1299

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 BLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.152      
2 N -0.470      
3 Na 0.623      


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 10.675 10.675
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.649 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.649 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.741
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.454 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.454 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.908
Polar
3z2-r21.816
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 3.974 0.000 -0.000
y 0.000 3.974 0.000
z -0.000 0.000 8.796


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 57.987
(<r2>)1/2 7.615