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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at B3PW91/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-253.537854
Energy at 298.15K-253.537477
HF Energy-253.537854
Nuclear repulsion energy47.006325
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 2192 2107 5.46      
2 Σ 400 384 47.19      
3 Π 182 175 23.89      
3 Π 182 175 23.89      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1477.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9612) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1420.4 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
0.15939

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)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.657
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.834
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.526

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17732.1826
N21.17733.3600
Na32.18263.3600

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 B3PW91/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.183      
2 N -0.441      
3 Na 0.624      


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 10.039 10.039
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.300 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.300 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.984
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.158 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.158 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.316
Polar
3z2-r28.632
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 2.563 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.563 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.070


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 61.653
(<r2>)1/2 7.852

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B3PW91/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-253.538918
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-253.538918
Nuclear repulsion energy50.454297
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 A' 474 456 41.32      
2 A' 37i 35i 12.54      
3 A' 2073 1992 48.84      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1255.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9612) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1206.3 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 B3PW91/3-21G
ABC
3.32248 0.22742 0.21285

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.169 1.069 0.000
N2 0.000 0.853 0.000
Na3 -0.638 -1.126 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18902.8427
N21.18902.0786
Na32.84272.0786

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 118.342 C1 Na3 N2 21.601
N2 C1 Na3 40.057
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 C 0.034      
2 N -0.600      
3 Na 0.566      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -4.588 -8.220 0.000 9.413
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.384 1.442 0.000
y 1.442 -13.597 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.498
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.836 1.442 0.000
y 1.442 5.344 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.508
Polar
3z2-r2-1.016
x2-y2-6.787
xy1.442
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.926 0.655 0.000
y 0.655 3.350 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.593


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 49.499
(<r2>)1/2 7.036

Conformer 3 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at B3PW91/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-253.539872
Energy at 298.15K-253.539213
HF Energy-253.539872
Nuclear repulsion energy49.228126
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 2119 2037 89.75      
2 Σ 450 432 54.32      
3 Π 84 81 9.39      
3 Π 84 81 9.39      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1368.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9612) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1315.5 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
0.18279

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)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.836
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.648
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.414

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18743.2493
N21.18742.0619
Na33.24932.0619

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 B3PW91/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.037      
2 N -0.647      
3 Na 0.611      


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 10.204 10.204
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.181 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.181 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.658
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.762 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.762 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.523
Polar
3z2-r23.047
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 2.411 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.411 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.382


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 55.555
(<r2>)1/2 7.454