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

using model chemistry: MP4=FULL/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 MP4=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.642048
Energy at 298.15K-254.641588
HF Energy-254.211860
Nuclear repulsion energy47.108458
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 MP4=FULL/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 2062 1999        
2 Σ 418 405        
3 Π 149 144        
3 Π 149 144        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1389.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9693) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1346.4 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 MP4=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
B
0.16042

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.652
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.830
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.520

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17772.1724
N21.17773.3502
Na32.17243.3502

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

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at MP4=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.643307
Energy at 298.15K-254.643053
HF Energy-254.219119
Nuclear repulsion energy52.190315
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 MP4=FULL/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' 1974 1913        
2 A' 373 361        
3 A' 183 178        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1265.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9693) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1226.2 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 MP4=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
1.87278 0.28883 0.25024

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.083 0.606 0.000
N2 0.000 1.093 0.000
Na3 -0.591 -1.026 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18722.3369
N21.18722.1992
Na32.33692.1992

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 81.357 C1 Na3 N2 30.149
N2 C1 Na3 68.495
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 3 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at MP4=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.642099
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-254.218889
Nuclear repulsion energy49.468209
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 MP4=FULL/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 2017 1955        
2 Σ 393 381        
3 Π 30i 29i        
3 Π 30i 29i        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1175.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9693) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1139.2 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 MP4=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
B
0.18486

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.827
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.642
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.405

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18473.2323
N21.18472.0475
Na33.23232.0475

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