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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: B97D3/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

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B97D3/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.386347
Energy at 298.15K-131.385583
HF Energy-131.386347
Nuclear repulsion energy47.307350
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 B97D3/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' 3346 3294 36.32      
2 A' 1777 1750 28.31      
3 A' 1225 1206 2.94      
4 A' 440 434 8.88      
5 A' 350 344 37.82      
6 A" 430 423 0.30      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3783.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9847) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3725.6 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 B97D3/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
117.97947 0.36678 0.36564

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.122 -1.212 0.000
C2 0.000 0.083 0.000
N3 -0.196 1.274 0.000
H4 0.643 -2.146 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.30102.50671.0697
C21.30101.20732.3204
N32.50671.20733.5223
H41.06972.32043.5223

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 176.018 C2 C1 H4 156.250
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.683      
2 C 0.697      
3 N -0.427      
4 H 0.413      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.803 -3.019 0.000 3.124
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.896 -0.968 0.000
y -0.968 -16.580 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.370
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.079 -0.968 0.000
y -0.968 0.553 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.631
Polar
3z2-r2-1.262
x2-y2-0.316
xy-0.968
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.250 -0.519 0.000
y -0.519 7.200 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 3.174


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.190
(<r2>)1/2 6.016

Conformer 2 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at B97D3/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.386007
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-131.386007
Nuclear repulsion energy47.353835
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 B97D3/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 3392 3340 57.66      
2 Σ 1749 1723 28.91      
3 Σ 1248 1229 2.06      
4 Π 428 421 0.04      
4 Π 428 421 0.04      
5 Π 262i 258i 41.89      
5 Π 262i 258i 41.89      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3360.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9847) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3309.2 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 B97D3/aug-cc-pVTZ
B
0.36562

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.209
C2 0.000 0.000 0.080
N3 0.000 0.000 1.293
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.275

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.28932.50181.0661
C21.28931.21252.3555
N32.50181.21253.5680
H41.06612.35553.5680

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 B97D3/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.747      
2 C 0.905      
3 N -0.548      
4 H 0.389      


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 -3.257 3.257
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.350 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.350 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.785
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.783 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.783 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.565
Polar
3z2-r23.130
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 3.173 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.173 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.272


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.195
(<r2>)1/2 6.016