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All results from a given calculation for HCNO (fulminic acid)

using model chemistry: CCSD/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
1 2 no CS 1A'

Conformer 1 (C*V)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at CCSD/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-168.216721
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-167.647628
Nuclear repulsion energy60.515695
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 CCSD/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 3547 3354 261.71      
2 Σ 2363 2235 327.54      
3 Σ 1298 1228 134.93      
4 Xpi 587 555 0.99      
4 Xpi 587 555 0.99      
5 Xpi 185 175 66.51      
5 Xpi 185 175 66.51      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4376.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9455) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4137.5 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 CCSD/6-31G(2df,p)
B
0.38374

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 1.182
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.021
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.178
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.238

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 N2 C3 H4
O11.20302.35983.4196
N21.20301.15682.2166
C32.35981.15681.0598
H43.41962.21661.0598

picture of fulminic acid state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 N2 C3 180.000 N2 C3 H4 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at CCSD/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-168.216721
Energy at 298.15K-168.217225
HF Energy-167.647633
Nuclear repulsion energy60.515845
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 CCSD/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' 3547 3354 261.72      
2 A' 2363 2235 327.44      
3 A' 1298 1228 134.98      
4 A' 587 555 0.98      
5 A' 185 175 66.51      
6 A" 586 555 0.69      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4283.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9455) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4050.0 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 CCSD/6-31G(2df,p)
B
0.38374

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -0.003 -1.182 0.000
N2 0.000 0.021 0.000
C3 0.003 1.178 0.000
H4 0.005 2.238 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 N2 C3 H4
O11.20302.35983.4196
N21.20301.15682.2166
C32.35981.15681.0598
H43.41962.21661.0598

picture of fulminic acid state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 N2 C3 179.985 N2 C3 H4 179.931
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability