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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

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 yes CS 3A"
1 2 no C*V 3Σ

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.413196
Energy at 298.15K-131.412479
HF Energy-131.413196
Nuclear repulsion energy47.629172
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' 3385 3238 39.29      
2 A' 1789 1711 36.97      
3 A' 1227 1174 10.27      
4 A' 466 446 11.56      
5 A' 361 346 31.80      
6 A" 444 424 0.56      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3836.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9566) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3669.5 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 wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
96.76679 0.37174 0.37032

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 -0.130 -1.218 0.000
C2 0.000 0.090 0.000
N3 0.056 1.275 0.000
H4 0.391 -2.154 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.31402.49931.0717
C21.31401.18612.2776
N32.49931.18613.4449
H41.07172.27763.4449

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 177.005 C2 C1 H4 145.184
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 -0.503      
2 C 0.613      
3 N -0.467      
4 H 0.357      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.786 -3.133 0.000 3.230
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.841 -1.077 0.000
y -1.077 -16.465 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.351
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.067 -1.077 0.000
y -1.077 0.630 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.698
Polar
3z2-r2-1.396
x2-y2-0.375
xy-1.077
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.162 -0.398 0.000
y -0.398 6.988 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.115


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.821
(<r2>)1/2 5.985

Conformer 2 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.412683
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-131.412683
Nuclear repulsion energy47.692153
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 3433 3284 64.54      
2 Σ 1708 1634 42.21      
3 Σ 1270 1215 7.20      
4 Π 441 422 0.12      
4 Π 441 422 0.12      
5 Π 313i 299i 45.80      
5 Π 313i 299i 45.80      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3334.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9566) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3189.7 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
0.37065

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 -1.204
C2 0.000 0.000 0.089
N3 0.000 0.000 1.280
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.268

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.29302.48391.0643
C21.29301.19092.3573
N32.48391.19093.5482
H41.06432.35733.5482

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 wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.582      
2 C 0.838      
3 N -0.597      
4 H 0.341      


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 -3.375 3.375
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.329 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.329 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.538
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.896 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.896 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.792
Polar
3z2-r23.583
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 3.118 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.118 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.082


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.800
(<r2>)1/2 5.983