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

using model chemistry: TPSSh/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 TPSSh/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-253.620041
Energy at 298.15K-253.619654
HF Energy-253.620041
Nuclear repulsion energy46.902477
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 TPSSh/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 2151 2084 7.23      
2 Σ 400 387 43.88      
3 Π 179 174 23.84      
3 Π 179 174 23.84      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1454.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9688) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1408.8 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 TPSSh/3-21G
B
0.15897

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.655
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.838
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.527

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18262.1827
N21.18263.3653
Na32.18273.3653

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 TPSSh/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.178      
2 N -0.437      
3 Na 0.615      


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 9.893 9.893
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.691 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.691 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.518


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 61.872
(<r2>)1/2 7.866

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at TPSSh/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-253.621228
Energy at 298.15K-253.620797
HF Energy-253.621228
Nuclear repulsion energy51.277936
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 TPSSh/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' 2013 1950 26.67      
2 A' 431 418 38.88      
3 A' 49 48 12.51      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1246.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9688) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1207.9 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 TPSSh/3-21G
ABC
2.14547 0.26299 0.23427

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.130 0.668 0.000
N2 0.000 1.062 0.000
Na3 -0.617 -1.040 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.19672.4434
N21.19672.1903
Na32.44342.1903

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 87.167 C1 Na3 N2 29.285
N2 C1 Na3 63.547
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.010      
2 N -0.545      
3 Na 0.535      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -4.720 -7.393 0.000 8.771
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.066 0.185 0.000
y 0.185 3.363 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.813


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 46.156
(<r2>)1/2 6.794

Conformer 3 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at TPSSh/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-253.622032
Energy at 298.15K-253.621349
HF Energy-253.622032
Nuclear repulsion energy49.131061
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 TPSSh/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 2080 2015 88.16      
2 Σ 451 437 49.80      
3 Π 77 75 9.53      
3 Π 77 75 9.53      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1342.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9688) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1300.6 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 TPSSh/3-21G
B
0.18235

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.839
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.647
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.415

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.19273.2543
N21.19272.0617
Na33.25432.0617

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 TPSSh/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.044      
2 N -0.641      
3 Na 0.597      


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 10.050 10.050
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.561 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.561 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.009


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 55.741
(<r2>)1/2 7.466