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All results from a given calculation for ClCN (chlorocyanogen)

using model chemistry: BLYP/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 1Σ
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-552.983968
Energy at 298.15K-552.983626
Nuclear repulsion energy74.037712
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 BLYP/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 2213 2201 34.59      
2 Σ 713 709 9.46      
3 Π 399 396 2.50      
3 Π 399 396 2.50      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1861.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9945) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1850.9 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 BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
B
0.19521

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.988
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.660
N3 0.000 0.000 -1.833

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 C2 N3
Cl11.64742.8205
C21.64741.1731
N32.82051.1731

picture of chlorocyanogen state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl1 C2 N3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 0.041      
2 C 0.229      
3 N -0.270      


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 2.706 2.706
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -22.623 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -22.623 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.280
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.828 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.828 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.657
Polar
3z2-r2-7.314
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 2.469 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.469 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.261


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 57.600
(<r2>)1/2 7.589