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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-31G(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 B1B95/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.372183
Energy at 298.15K-131.371388
HF Energy-131.372183
Nuclear repulsion energy47.557114
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 B1B95/6-31G(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' 3443 3297 50.09      
2 A' 1779 1704 40.55      
3 A' 1265 1212 7.24      
4 A' 459 440 4.30      
5 A' 289 277 46.17      
6 A" 460 441 1.27      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3847.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9577) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3684.9 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 B1B95/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
146.18705 0.37025 0.36932

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.098 -1.207 0.000
C2 0.000 0.083 0.000
N3 -0.164 1.273 0.000
H4 0.559 -2.167 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.29382.49301.0658
C21.29381.20042.3192
N32.49301.20043.5151
H41.06582.31923.5151

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 176.495 C2 C1 H4 158.664
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at B1B95/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.372018
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-131.372018
Nuclear repulsion energy47.595015
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 B1B95/6-31G(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 3485 3337 70.04      
2 Σ 1739 1666 43.39      
3 Σ 1290 1236 5.12      
4 Π 461 442 0.69      
4 Π 461 442 0.69      
5 Π 195i 186i 47.32      
5 Π 195i 186i 47.32      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3524.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9577) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3374.9 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 B1B95/6-31G(2df,p)
B
0.36940

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.203
C2 0.000 0.000 0.080
N3 0.000 0.000 1.286
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.265

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.28252.48871.0627
C21.28251.20632.3452
N32.48871.20633.5514
H41.06272.34523.5514

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 B1B95/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.223      
2 C 0.308      
3 N -0.335      
4 H 0.250      


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 -3.239 3.239
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.804 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.804 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.966
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.919 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.919 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.838
Polar
3z2-r23.675
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 2.017 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.017 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.216


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.539
(<r2>)1/2 5.961

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at B1B95/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.345859
Energy at 298.15K-131.345328
HF Energy-131.345859
Nuclear repulsion energy47.169052
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 B1B95/6-31G(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' 3084 2953 7.66      
2 A' 2129 2039 23.16      
3 A' 1097 1051 39.33      
4 A' 945 905 40.46      
5 A' 464 445 23.90      
6 A" 326 312 13.19      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4022.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9577) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3852.5 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 B1B95/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
18.15144 0.37437 0.36681

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.034 -1.279 0.000
C2 0.000 0.091 0.000
N3 -0.182 1.253 0.000
H4 1.073 -1.639 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.37082.54101.1002
C21.37081.17562.0361
N32.54101.17563.1525
H41.10022.03613.1525

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.240      
2 C 0.321      
3 N -0.278      
4 H 0.197      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.597 -1.402 0.000 2.126
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.650 -2.312 0.000
y -2.312 -20.369 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.564
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.316 -2.312 0.000
y -2.312 -4.262 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.946
Polar
3z2-r25.892
x2-y23.718
xy-2.312
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.603 -0.610 0.000
y -0.610 6.139 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.444


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.877
(<r2>)1/2 5.990

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at B1B95/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.345859
Energy at 298.15K-131.345328
HF Energy-131.345859
Nuclear repulsion energy47.169052
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 B1B95/6-31G(2df,p)
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B1B95/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
18.15144 0.37437 0.36681

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability