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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/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 PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.267533
Energy at 298.15K-131.266776
HF Energy-131.267533
Nuclear repulsion energy47.076164
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 PBEPBE/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' 3353 3318 44.25      
2 A' 1802 1783 28.65      
3 A' 1227 1215 3.93      
4 A' 450 445 8.75      
5 A' 341 337 42.74      
6 A" 447 442 1.40      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3809.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9897) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3770.3 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 PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
118.36698 0.36323 0.36212

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.076 -1.221 0.000
C2 0.000 0.082 0.000
N3 -0.146 1.288 0.000
H4 0.563 -2.180 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.30582.51891.0754
C21.30581.21432.3316
N32.51891.21433.5398
H41.07542.33163.5398

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 176.455 C2 C1 H4 156.442
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.267213
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-131.267213
Nuclear repulsion energy47.117725
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 PBEPBE/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 3406 3371 68.84      
2 Σ 1775 1756 28.91      
3 Σ 1250 1237 2.88      
4 Π 450 445 0.69      
4 Π 450 445 0.69      
5 Π 250i 248i 45.01      
5 Π 250i 248i 45.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3414.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9897) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3379.0 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 PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)
B
0.36204

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.215
C2 0.000 0.000 0.080
N3 0.000 0.000 1.299
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.286

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.29442.51421.0714
C21.29441.21972.3658
N32.51421.21973.5855
H41.07142.36583.5855

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 PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.193      
2 C 0.319      
3 N -0.359      
4 H 0.233      


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 -3.170 3.170
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.858 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.858 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.052
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.903 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.903 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.806
Polar
3z2-r23.611
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 2.046 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.046 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.353


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.090
(<r2>)1/2 6.008

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.241137
Energy at 298.15K-131.240567
HF Energy-131.241137
Nuclear repulsion energy46.693004
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 PBEPBE/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' 3000 2969 9.20      
2 A' 2024 2003 16.47      
3 A' 1092 1081 20.74      
4 A' 897 887 59.51      
5 A' 454 450 21.13      
6 A" 310 307 10.07      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3888.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9897) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3848.4 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 PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
18.18162 0.36771 0.36043

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.235 -1.262 0.000
C2 0.000 0.088 0.000
N3 -0.390 1.220 0.000
H4 1.321 -1.494 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.37092.56021.1101
C21.37091.19752.0612
N32.56021.19753.2088
H41.11012.06123.2088

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.258      
2 C 0.365      
3 N -0.302      
4 H 0.195      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.728 -1.085 0.000 2.040
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.173 -1.606 0.000
y -1.606 -20.793 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.607
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.027 -1.606 0.000
y -1.606 -4.903 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.876
Polar
3z2-r25.752
x2-y24.620
xy-1.606
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.954 -1.184 0.000
y -1.184 6.111 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.434


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.352
(<r2>)1/2 6.029

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.241137
Energy at 298.15K-131.240567
HF Energy-131.241137
Nuclear repulsion energy46.693004
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 PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
18.18162 0.36771 0.36043

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

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability