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All results from a given calculation for CH3N3 (methyl azide)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p)

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-204.031205
Energy at 298.15K-204.035730
HF Energy-204.031205
Nuclear repulsion energy108.613246
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 wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p)
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3184 3184 9.35      
2 A' 3038 3038 40.32      
3 A' 2299 2299 493.18      
4 A' 1494 1494 15.66      
5 A' 1459 1459 9.08      
6 A' 1371 1371 129.56      
7 A' 1161 1161 10.97      
8 A' 958 958 19.26      
9 A' 687 687 8.11      
10 A' 253 253 5.92      
11 A" 3110 3110 25.55      
12 A" 1501 1501 6.99      
13 A" 1115 1115 0.25      
14 A" 603 603 11.31      
15 A" 41 41 0.60      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11136.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11136.3 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 wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
1.50057 0.18052 0.16624

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.067 -1.556 0.000
N2 0.687 -0.297 0.000
N3 0.000 0.720 0.000
N4 -0.526 1.719 0.000
H5 0.669 -2.358 0.000
H6 -0.695 -1.651 0.893
H7 -0.695 -1.651 -0.893

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 N3 N4 H5 H6 H7
C11.46742.27623.30691.08901.09561.0956
N21.46741.22652.35272.06132.13062.1306
N32.27621.22651.12973.14942.62662.6266
N43.30692.35271.12974.24883.49053.4905
H51.08902.06133.14944.24881.77711.7771
H61.09562.13062.62663.49051.77711.7859
H71.09562.13062.62663.49051.77711.7859

picture of methyl azide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 N3 115.039 N2 C1 H5 106.540
N2 C1 H6 111.646 N2 C1 H7 111.646
N2 N3 N4 173.709 H5 C1 H6 108.868
H5 C1 H7 108.868 H6 C1 H7 109.173
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.348      
2 N -0.306      
3 N 0.444      
4 N -0.282      
5 H 0.174      
6 H 0.159      
7 H 0.159      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.681 -2.103 0.000 2.211
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -24.460 1.681 0.000
y 1.681 -23.247 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -22.799
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.437 1.681 0.000
y 1.681 0.383 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.054
Polar
3z2-r22.108
x2-y2-1.213
xy1.681
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.886 -1.276 0.000
y -1.276 7.270 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.143


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 73.415
(<r2>)1/2 8.568