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

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/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 wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.138964
Energy at 298.15K-255.138319
HF Energy-255.138964
Nuclear repulsion energy46.531478
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 wB97X-D/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 2248 2150 0.11      
2 Σ 350 334 64.51      
3 Π 114 109 12.33      
3 Π 114 109 12.33      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1413.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9566) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1351.7 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 wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVTZ
B
0.15285

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.699
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.857
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.563

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.15822.2626
N21.15823.4208
Na32.26263.4208

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 wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.491      
2 N -0.274      
3 Na 0.765      


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 11.174 11.174
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.215 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.215 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.612
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.801 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.801 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.603
Polar
3z2-r27.206
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 3.534 0.000 -0.000
y 0.000 3.534 0.000
z -0.000 0.000 5.360


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 63.958
(<r2>)1/2 7.997

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.143104
Energy at 298.15K-255.142822
HF Energy-255.143104
Nuclear repulsion energy51.533131
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 wB97X-D/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' 2151 2058 33.62      
2 A' 392 375 61.91      
3 A' 153 146 15.03      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1347.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9566) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1289.3 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 wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
1.95846 0.26997 0.23726

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.107 0.695 0.000
N2 0.000 1.075 0.000
Na3 -0.604 -1.063 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17032.4534
N21.17032.2213
Na32.45342.2213

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 86.860 C1 Na3 N2 28.445
N2 C1 Na3 64.694
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.458      
2 N -0.326      
3 Na 0.784      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -4.753 -7.722 0.000 9.067
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.766 3.312 0.000
y 3.312 -13.938 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.206
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.193 3.312 0.000
y 3.312 4.548 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.355
Polar
3z2-r2-0.709
x2-y2-5.828
xy3.312
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.457 -0.157 0.000
y -0.157 3.947 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.498


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 45.397
(<r2>)1/2 6.738

Conformer 3 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.140593
Energy at 298.15K-255.139792
HF Energy-255.140593
Nuclear repulsion energy48.737008
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 wB97X-D/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 2172 2078 119.83      
2 Σ 383 367 73.91      
3 Π 61 59 4.56      
3 Π 61 59 4.56      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1338.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9566) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1280.8 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 wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVTZ
B
0.17609

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.866
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.699
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.463

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.16663.3291
N21.16662.1624
Na33.32912.1624

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 wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.489      
2 N -0.412      
3 Na 0.901      


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 11.187 11.187
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.203 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.203 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.146
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.529 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.529 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.057
Polar
3z2-r22.114
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 3.544 -0.000 -0.000
y -0.000 3.543 0.000
z -0.000 0.000 5.160


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 57.377
(<r2>)1/2 7.575