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All results from a given calculation for NaCN (Sodium Cyanide)

using model chemistry: BLYP/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no C*V 1Σ
1 2 yes CS 1A
1 3 no C*V 1Σ

Conformer 1 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-253.583624
Energy at 298.15K-253.583232
HF Energy-253.583624
Nuclear repulsion energy46.924710
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 BLYP/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 2105 2093 12.19      
2 Σ 402 400 34.85      
3 Π 177 176 22.86      
3 Π 177 176 22.86      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1430.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9945) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1422.5 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 BLYP/3-21G
B
0.15967

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.649
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.837
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.523

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18732.1724
N21.18733.3597
Na32.17243.3597

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 0.000 C1 Na3 N2 0.000
N2 C1 Na3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.131      
2 N -0.398      
3 Na 0.529      


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 9.250 9.250
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.937 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.937 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.286
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.326 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.326 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.651
Polar
3z2-r29.302
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 3.320 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.320 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.949


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 61.894
(<r2>)1/2 7.867

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-253.585073
Energy at 298.15K-253.584757
HF Energy-253.585073
Nuclear repulsion energy51.604111
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 BLYP/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 A' 415 413 34.96      
2 A' 122 121 9.41      
3 A' 1961 1951 17.52      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1249.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9945) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1242.1 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 BLYP/3-21G
ABC
1.91898 0.27821 0.24298

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.132 0.661 0.000
N2 0.000 1.063 0.000
Na3 -0.617 -1.037 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.20102.4380
N21.20102.1891
Na32.43802.1891

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 86.835 C1 Na3 N2 29.462
N2 C1 Na3 63.703
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.018      
2 N -0.457      
3 Na 0.439      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -4.472 -6.751 0.000 8.098
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.492 3.488 0.000
y 3.488 -14.735 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.376
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.937 3.488 0.000
y 3.488 4.699 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.763
Polar
3z2-r2-1.525
x2-y2-5.757
xy3.488
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.536 0.227 0.000
y 0.227 4.185 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.458


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 45.147
(<r2>)1/2 6.719

Conformer 3 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-253.584352
Energy at 298.15K-253.583603
HF Energy-253.584352
Nuclear repulsion energy49.007160
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 BLYP/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 2032 2021 77.38      
2 Σ 445 442 33.43      
3 Π 61 61 7.97      
3 Π 61 61 7.97      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1299.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9945) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1292.2 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 BLYP/3-21G
B
0.18160

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.844
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.647
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.418

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.19743.2617
N21.19742.0643
Na33.26172.0643

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 3
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 180.000 C1 Na3 N2 0.000
N2 C1 Na3 0.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.058      
2 N -0.561      
3 Na 0.504      


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 9.483 9.483
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.908 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.908 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.903
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.002 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.002 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.004
Polar
3z2-r24.008
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 3.310 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.310 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 8.567


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 56.206
(<r2>)1/2 7.497