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

using model chemistry: M06-2X/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 M06-2X/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.128802
Energy at 298.15K-255.128184
HF Energy-255.128802
Nuclear repulsion energy46.839272
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-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 2259 2159 0.13      
2 Σ 365 349 61.76      
3 Π 118 112 11.10      
3 Π 118 112 11.10      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1429.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9557) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1366.1 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-pVTZ
B
0.15560

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.687
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.844
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.548

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.15762.2348
N21.15763.3924
Na32.23483.3924

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 M06-2X/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.329      
2 N -0.260      
3 Na 0.589      


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 10.956 10.956
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.249 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.249 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.784
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.732 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.732 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.465
Polar
3z2-r26.930
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 3.331 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.331 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.307


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 63.054
(<r2>)1/2 7.941

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at M06-2X/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.134857
Energy at 298.15K-255.134678
HF Energy-255.134857
Nuclear repulsion energy52.146855
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-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' 2170 2074 31.79      
2 A' 398 380 68.07      
3 A' 216 207 8.21      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1392.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9557) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1330.6 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-pVTZ
ABC
1.93744 0.28162 0.24588

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.101 0.697 0.000
N2 0.000 1.070 0.000
Na3 -0.600 -1.061 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.16212.4470
N21.16212.2144
Na32.44702.2144

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 87.031 C1 Na3 N2 28.314
N2 C1 Na3 64.655
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.462      
2 N -0.249      
3 Na 0.711      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -4.582 -7.449 0.000 8.746
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.480 3.364 0.000
y 3.364 -14.221 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.220
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.760 3.364 0.000
y 3.364 4.129 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.369
Polar
3z2-r2-0.738
x2-y2-5.259
xy3.364
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.231 -0.126 0.000
y -0.126 3.877 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.301


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 44.183
(<r2>)1/2 6.647

Conformer 3 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at M06-2X/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.130424
Energy at 298.15K-255.129543
HF Energy-255.130424
Nuclear repulsion energy49.037343
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-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 2187 2091 125.29      
2 Σ 414 395 72.37      
3 Π 33 32 5.16      
3 Π 33 32 5.16      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1333.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9557) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1274.5 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-pVTZ
B
0.17890

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.841
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.674
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.433

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.16783.2747
N21.16782.1069
Na33.27472.1069

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 M06-2X/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.482      
2 N -0.364      
3 Na 0.846      


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 10.948 10.948
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.212 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.212 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.061
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.576 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.576 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.152
Polar
3z2-r22.303
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 3.333 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.333 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.164


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 56.628
(<r2>)1/2 7.525