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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G(2df,p)

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
2 1 yes CS 1A'

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

Jump to S1C2 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.076018
Energy at 298.15K-131.075630
HF Energy-130.688617
Nuclear repulsion energy47.623532
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 MP2/6-31G(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 A' 3382 3195 21.22      
2 A' 2282 2156 1.53      
3 A' 1079 1019 31.82      
4 A' 816 771 9.98      
5 A' 449 424 5.39      
6 A" 539 509 9.08      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4273.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9445) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4036.7 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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
36.20140 0.37147 0.36770

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.257 -1.224 0.000
C2 0.000 0.119 0.000
N3 0.174 1.251 0.000
H4 0.327 -2.125 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.36752.51311.0733
C21.36751.14602.2673
N32.51311.14603.3797
H41.07332.26733.3797

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 177.881 C2 C1 H4 136.185
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.071555
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-130.688386
Nuclear repulsion energy47.932598
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 MP2/6-31G(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 3526 3330 88.48      
2 Σ 1723 1628 39.10      
3 Σ 1208 1141 50.20      
4 Π 520 491 1.61      
4 Π 520 491 1.61      
5 Π 485i 458i 54.21      
5 Π 485i 458i 54.21      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3263.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9445) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3082.5 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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
B
0.37301

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)

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 0.098
N3 0.000 0.000 1.271
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.265

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.30252.47551.0614
C21.30251.17312.3639
N32.47551.17313.5369
H41.06142.36393.5369

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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.260      
2 C 0.182      
3 N -0.206      
4 H 0.284      


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 -3.720 3.720
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.071 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.071 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.205
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.933 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.933 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.866
Polar
3z2-r23.732
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 1.984 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.984 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.164


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.479
(<r2>)1/2 5.956

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.072401
Energy at 298.15K-131.071868
HF Energy-130.628583
Nuclear repulsion energy46.665254
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 MP2/6-31G(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 A' 3123 2949 9.98      
2 A' 2249 2124 8.88      
3 A' 1071 1012 75.04      
4 A' 979 924 0.87      
5 A' 430 406 17.70      
6 A" 348 329 16.75      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4100.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9445) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3872.4 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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
17.62384 0.36545 0.35802

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.014 -1.302 0.000
C2 0.000 0.097 0.000
N3 -0.163 1.268 0.000
H4 1.060 -1.644 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.39842.57561.1002
C21.39841.18252.0378
N32.57561.18253.1582
H41.10022.03783.1582

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.072401
Energy at 298.15K-131.071868
HF Energy-130.628583
Nuclear repulsion energy46.665254
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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
17.62384 0.36545 0.35802

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability