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All results from a given calculation for HCCCN (Cyanoacetylene)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/3-21G

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 B3PW91/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-168.567241
Energy at 298.15K-168.566901
Nuclear repulsion energy76.906354
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 B3PW91/3-21G
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 3489 3353 74.78      
2 Σ 2394 2301 20.06      
3 Σ 2183 2099 1.00      
4 Σ 914 878 0.00      
5 Π 848 815 13.89      
5 Π 848 815 13.89      
6 Π 730 702 38.52      
6 Π 730 702 38.52      
7 Π 269 258 0.30      
7 Π 269 258 0.30      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6336.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9612) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6090.5 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 B3PW91/3-21G
B
0.15226

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/3-21G

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 1.902
C2 0.000 0.000 0.732
C3 0.000 0.000 -0.629
C4 0.000 0.000 -1.838
H5 0.000 0.000 -2.902

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 C2 C3 C4 H5
N11.17022.53123.74034.8045
C21.17021.36102.57013.6343
C32.53121.36101.20912.2733
C43.74032.57011.20911.0643
H54.80453.63432.27331.0643

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 B3PW91/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N -0.484      
2 C 0.155      
3 C 0.257      
4 C -0.250      
5 H 0.323      


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 -3.634 3.634
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -22.506 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -22.506 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -20.254
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.126 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.126 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.251
Polar
3z2-r24.503
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 1.524 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.524 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 8.910


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 73.199
(<r2>)1/2 8.556