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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: LSDA/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 LSDA/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.649110
Energy at 298.15K-130.648156
HF Energy-130.649110
Nuclear repulsion energy47.401737
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 LSDA/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' 3387 3333 82.03      
2 A' 1857 1827 22.32      
3 A' 1274 1254 3.22      
4 A' 450 443 2.26      
5 A' 183 180 52.11      
6 A" 452 445 1.75      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3801.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.984) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3740.8 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 LSDA/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
448.50783 0.36716 0.36686

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.035 -1.207 0.000
C2 0.000 0.080 0.000
N3 -0.071 1.288 0.000
H4 0.286 -2.252 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.28722.49761.0748
C21.28721.21072.3493
N32.49761.21073.5584
H41.07482.34933.5584

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 178.201 C2 C1 H4 168.049
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at LSDA/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.649088
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-130.649088
Nuclear repulsion energy47.414917
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 LSDA/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 3401 3347 90.13      
2 Σ 1853 1824 22.34      
3 Σ 1279 1259 3.07      
4 Π 451 444 1.26      
4 Π 451 444 1.26      
5 Π 133i 131i 48.62      
5 Π 133i 131i 48.62      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3584.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.984) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3527.1 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 LSDA/6-31G(2df,p)
B
0.36686

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.205
C2 0.000 0.000 0.079
N3 0.000 0.000 1.291
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.279

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.28452.49641.0738
C21.28451.21192.3582
N32.49641.21193.5701
H41.07382.35823.5701

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 LSDA/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.204      
2 C 0.242      
3 N -0.301      
4 H 0.264      


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 -3.238 3.238
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.876 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.876 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.003
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.937 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.937 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.873
Polar
3z2-r23.747
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 2.027 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.027 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.309


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.767
(<r2>)1/2 5.981

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at LSDA/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.625196
Energy at 298.15K-130.624634
HF Energy-130.625196
Nuclear repulsion energy47.072158
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 LSDA/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' 3038 2989 2.84      
2 A' 2069 2036 12.45      
3 A' 1140 1121 11.53      
4 A' 854 841 83.05      
5 A' 465 457 24.04      
6 A" 314 309 12.38      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3939.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.984) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3876.6 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 LSDA/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
19.02225 0.37383 0.36662

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.185 -1.255 0.000
C2 0.000 0.084 0.000
N3 -0.337 1.227 0.000
H4 1.250 -1.562 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.35122.53571.1081
C21.35121.19162.0666
N32.53571.19163.2087
H41.10812.06663.2087

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.279      
2 C 0.312      
3 N -0.250      
4 H 0.217      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.740 -1.234 0.000 2.133
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.258 -1.885 0.000
y -1.885 -20.557 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.614
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.827 -1.885 0.000
y -1.885 -4.621 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.793
Polar
3z2-r25.587
x2-y24.299
xy-1.885
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.805 -1.043 0.000
y -1.043 6.155 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.435


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.939
(<r2>)1/2 5.995

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at LSDA/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.625196
Energy at 298.15K-130.624634
HF Energy-130.625196
Nuclear repulsion energy47.072158
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 LSDA/6-31G(2df,p)
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at LSDA/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
19.02225 0.37383 0.36662

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

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability