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All results from a given calculation for HCCCN (Cyanoacetylene)

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/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 PBEPBE/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-168.436115
Energy at 298.15K-168.435702
Nuclear repulsion energy76.341956
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 PBEPBE/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 3414 3383 72.51      
2 Σ 2295 2274 14.61      
3 Σ 2103 2084 0.75      
4 Σ 897 889 0.01      
5 Π 812 805 4.72      
5 Π 812 805 4.72      
6 Π 695 689 43.57      
6 Π 695 689 43.57      
7 Π 262 260 0.27      
7 Π 262 260 0.27      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6123.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9909) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6067.8 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 PBEPBE/3-21G
B
0.15028

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 1.917
C2 0.000 0.000 0.732
C3 0.000 0.000 -0.630
C4 0.000 0.000 -1.851
H5 0.000 0.000 -2.922

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 C2 C3 C4 H5
N11.18452.54663.76734.8387
C21.18451.36212.58283.6542
C32.54661.36211.22072.2921
C43.76732.58281.22071.0714
H54.83873.65422.29211.0714

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 PBEPBE/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N -0.479      
2 C 0.119      
3 C 0.311      
4 C -0.240      
5 H 0.289      


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 -3.518 3.518
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -22.498 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -22.498 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -20.108
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.195 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.195 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.390
Polar
3z2-r24.780
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 1.548 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.548 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.239


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 73.954
(<r2>)1/2 8.600