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All results from a given calculation for HCCCN (Cyanoacetylene)

using model chemistry: CID/3-21G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 1Σ
Energy calculated at CID/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-167.949830
Energy at 298.15K-167.949313
Nuclear repulsion energy76.820254
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 CID/3-21G
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 3521 3280 60.36      
2 Σ 2474 2305 14.37      
3 Σ 2235 2082 1.95      
4 Σ 898 836 0.02      
5 Π 754 702 39.48      
5 Π 754 702 39.48      
6 Π 686 639 10.90      
6 Π 686 639 10.90      
7 Π 241 225 0.02      
7 Π 241 225 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6244.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9316) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5817.6 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 CID/3-21G
B
0.15139

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CID/3-21G

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 1.904
C2 0.000 0.000 0.743
C3 0.000 0.000 -0.638
C4 0.000 0.000 -1.842
H5 0.000 0.000 -2.905

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 C2 C3 C4 H5
N11.16192.54243.74674.8093
C21.16191.38042.58483.6474
C32.54241.38041.20432.2669
C43.74672.58481.20431.0626
H54.80933.64742.26691.0626

picture of Cyanoacetylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N1 C2 C3 180.000 C2 C3 C4 180.000
C3 C4 H5 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at CID/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N -0.497      
2 C 0.314      
3 C -0.016      
4 C -0.191      
5 H 0.391      


Electric dipole moments


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


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


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 73.926
(<r2>)1/2 8.598