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All results from a given calculation for HCN (Hydrogen cyanide)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 1Σ
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-93.398096
Energy at 298.15K-93.398251
HF Energy-93.398096
Nuclear repulsion energy23.979108
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 mPW1PW91/6-31G(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 3509 3350 59.36 23.73 0.25 0.40
2 Σ 2224 2123 2.40 36.47 0.18 0.31
3 Π 805 768 29.80 0.05 0.75 0.86
3 Π 805 768 29.80 0.05 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3670.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9547) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3504.3 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 mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
B
1.49191

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.499
H2 0.000 0.000 -1.565
N3 0.000 0.000 0.651

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 N3
C11.06681.1497
H21.06682.2165
N31.14972.2165

picture of Hydrogen cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 N3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.039      
2 H 0.256      
3 N -0.216      


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 -2.931 2.931
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.367 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.367 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -9.399
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.984 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.984 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.968
Polar
3z2-r23.935
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 1.429 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.429 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.941


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 13.599
(<r2>)1/2 3.688