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All results from a given calculation for HCCCN (Cyanoacetylene)

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 1Σ
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-169.542138
Energy at 298.15K-169.541335
Nuclear repulsion energy76.565737
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/6-31G(2df,p)
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 3429 3410 82.02      
2 Σ 2275 2263 19.43      
3 Σ 2098 2086 0.60      
4 Σ 890 885 0.00      
5 Π 617 614 40.89      
5 Π 617 614 40.89      
6 Π 556 553 0.84      
6 Π 556 553 0.84      
7 Π 239 237 0.56      
7 Π 239 237 0.56      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5757.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9945) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5725.9 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/6-31G(2df,p)
B
0.15093

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 1.910
C2 0.000 0.000 0.735
C3 0.000 0.000 -0.631
C4 0.000 0.000 -1.847
H5 0.000 0.000 -2.915

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 C2 C3 C4 H5
N11.17512.54133.75714.8254
C21.17511.36622.58203.6503
C32.54131.36621.21582.2841
C43.75712.58201.21581.0683
H54.82543.65032.28411.0683

picture of Cyanoacetylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N1 C2 C3 180.000 C2 C3 C4 180.000
C3 C4 H5 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N -0.347      
2 C 0.229      
3 C 0.352      
4 C -0.444      
5 H 0.209      


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 -3.708 3.708
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -22.030 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -22.030 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -20.579
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.726 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.726 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.451
Polar
3z2-r22.903
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 2.522 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.522 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.914


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 73.595
(<r2>)1/2 8.579