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

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p)

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 wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-92.675107
Energy at 298.15K-92.673853
HF Energy-92.675107
Nuclear repulsion energy19.066286
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/6-31G(2df,p)
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 2168 2168 16.48      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1083.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1083.9 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 wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p)
B
1.91976

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.628
N2 0.000 0.000 0.538

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2
C11.1657
N21.1657

picture of Cyano radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.033      
2 N -0.033      


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 -1.443 1.443
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -10.652 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -10.652 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -10.060
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.296 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.296 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.591
Polar
3z2-r21.183
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 2.067 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.067 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.395


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 10.920
(<r2>)1/2 3.305