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

using model chemistry: LSDA/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 LSDA/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-252.456562
Energy at 298.15K-252.456200
HF Energy-252.456562
Nuclear repulsion energy47.557745
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 LSDA/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 2166 2130 10.10      
2 Σ 427 420 40.87      
3 Π 179 176 22.98      
3 Π 179 176 22.98      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1475.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9836) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1451.0 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 LSDA/3-21G
B
0.16480

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.633
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.812
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.498

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17892.1305
N21.17893.3094
Na32.13053.3094

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 LSDA/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.142      
2 N -0.401      
3 Na 0.544      


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 9.342 9.342
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.642 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.642 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.243
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.200 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.200 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.400
Polar
3z2-r28.799
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 3.135 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.135 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.899


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 60.156
(<r2>)1/2 7.756

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at LSDA/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-252.459853
Energy at 298.15K-252.459587
HF Energy-252.459853
Nuclear repulsion energy52.665115
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 LSDA/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' 2022 1989 18.10      
2 A' 459 452 40.61      
3 A' 128 126 13.89      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1304.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9836) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1283.4 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 LSDA/3-21G
ABC
2.00026 0.29201 0.25481

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.144 0.654 0.000
N2 0.000 0.995 0.000
Na3 -0.624 -0.990 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.19392.4141
N21.19392.0808
Na32.41412.0808

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 90.840 C1 Na3 N2 29.636
N2 C1 Na3 59.524
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.021      
2 N -0.426      
3 Na 0.406      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -4.495 -6.550 0.000 7.944
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.222 3.473 0.000
y 3.473 -14.415 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.962
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.034 3.473 0.000
y 3.473 4.677 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.643
Polar
3z2-r2-1.285
x2-y2-5.807
xy3.473
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.154 0.064 0.000
y 0.064 3.674 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.163


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 43.364
(<r2>)1/2 6.585

Conformer 3 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at LSDA/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-252.457694
Energy at 298.15K-252.456952
HF Energy-252.457694
Nuclear repulsion energy49.911953
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 LSDA/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 2089 2055 80.84      
2 Σ 486 478 44.90      
3 Π 54 53 6.85      
3 Π 54 53 6.85      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1341.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9836) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1319.2 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 LSDA/3-21G
B
0.18970

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.812
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.623
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.385

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18953.1966
N21.18952.0072
Na33.19662.0072

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 LSDA/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.025      
2 N -0.524      
3 Na 0.499      


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 9.622 9.622
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.615 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.615 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.826
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.895 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.895 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.790
Polar
3z2-r23.579
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 3.064 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.064 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.342


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 54.131
(<r2>)1/2 7.357