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All results from a given calculation for CN (Cyano radical)

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 yes C*V 2Σ
Energy calculated at BLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-92.738530
Energy at 298.15K-92.737275
HF Energy-92.738530
Nuclear repulsion energy18.919047
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 2071 2064 6.78      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1035.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9966) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1032.2 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 BLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ
B
1.89023

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 -0.633
N2 0.000 0.000 0.542

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2
C11.1748
N21.1748

picture of Cyano radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
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 0.081      
2 N -0.081      


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 -1.115 1.115
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.127 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.127 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -10.681
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.223 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.223 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.446
Polar
3z2-r20.891
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 2.689 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.689 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.997


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 11.316
(<r2>)1/2 3.364