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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 3A"
1 2 no C*V 3Σ
2 1 yes CS 1A'

State 1 (3A") , Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C2 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.360630
Energy at 298.15K-131.360006
HF Energy-131.215652
Nuclear repulsion energy47.530014
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 B2PLYP/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' 3375 3243 32.87      
2 A' 1860 1787 20.97      
3 A' 1188 1142 13.87      
4 A' 536 515 27.13      
5 A' 396 380 12.04      
6 A" 453 435 1.46      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3903.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.961) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3751.3 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 B2PLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
68.52709 0.37070 0.36871

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.027 -1.224 0.000
C2 0.000 0.092 0.000
N3 -0.110 1.273 0.000
H4 0.605 -2.121 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.31602.50041.0674
C21.31601.18602.2945
N32.50041.18603.4687
H41.06742.29453.4687

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 175.877 C2 C1 H4 148.419
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.359653
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-131.215086
Nuclear repulsion energy47.636592
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 B2PLYP/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 3449 3315 70.43      
2 Σ 1711 1644 29.66      
3 Σ 1262 1213 9.86      
4 Π 450 433 0.15      
4 Π 450 433 0.15      
5 Π 325i 312i 46.15      
5 Π 325i 312i 46.15      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3336.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.961) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3206.3 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 B2PLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ
B
0.36962

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.205
C2 0.000 0.000 0.085
N3 0.000 0.000 1.283
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.266

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.28942.48801.0613
C21.28941.19862.3508
N32.48801.19863.5493
H41.06132.35083.5493

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 180.000 C2 C1 H4 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.752      
2 C 0.728      
3 N -0.503      
4 H 0.527      


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 -3.399 3.399
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.550 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.550 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.917
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.816 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.816 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.633
Polar
3z2-r23.266
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 3.127 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.127 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.108


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.035
(<r2>)1/2 6.003

State 2 (1A') , Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.341893
Energy at 298.15K-131.341341
HF Energy-131.181002
Nuclear repulsion energy47.040446
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 B2PLYP/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' 3095 2974 3.92      
2 A' 2073 1992 25.12      
3 A' 1080 1038 47.38      
4 A' 960 923 33.02      
5 A' 449 431 21.71      
6 A" 315 303 11.55      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3985.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.961) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3830.2 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 B2PLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
18.56121 0.37178 0.36448

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.075 -1.281 0.000
C2 0.000 0.092 0.000
N3 -0.223 1.250 0.000
H4 1.114 -1.622 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.37492.54871.0943
C21.37491.17962.0447
N32.54871.17963.1687
H41.09432.04473.1687

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.497      
2 C 0.370      
3 N -0.245      
4 H 0.371      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.719 -1.449 0.000 2.249
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.302 -2.430 0.000
y -2.430 -21.393 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.225
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.507 -2.430 0.000
y -2.430 -4.630 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.123
Polar
3z2-r26.246
x2-y24.092
xy-2.430
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.538 -0.501 0.000
y -0.501 7.029 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.413


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.528
(<r2>)1/2 6.044

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.341893
Energy at 298.15K-131.341341
HF Energy-131.181002
Nuclear repulsion energy47.040446
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 B2PLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B2PLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
18.56121 0.37178 0.36448

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability