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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-253.620638
Energy at 298.15K-253.620271
HF Energy-253.620638
Nuclear repulsion energy47.196172
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 B3LYP/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 2195 2118 7.54      
2 Σ 410 396 43.86      
3 Π 183 176 23.08      
3 Π 183 176 23.08      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1485.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9649) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1433.3 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 B3LYP/3-21G
B
0.16104

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/3-21G

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.651
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.827
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.517

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17592.1679
N21.17593.3439
Na32.16793.3439

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 B3LYP/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.155      
2 N -0.426      
3 Na 0.581      


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 9.704 9.704
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.504 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.504 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.175
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.164 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.164 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.328
Polar
3z2-r28.657
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 2.726 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.726 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.535


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 61.250
(<r2>)1/2 7.826

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-253.622296
Energy at 298.15K-253.621911
HF Energy-253.622296
Nuclear repulsion energy51.633015
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 B3LYP/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' 448 433 37.17      
2 A' 66 63 12.95      
3 A' 2054 1982 28.83      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1284.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9649) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1239.0 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 B3LYP/3-21G
ABC
2.13351 0.26833 0.23835

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/3-21G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.168 0.752 0.000
N2 0.000 0.984 0.000
Na3 -0.637 -1.036 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.19122.5410
N21.19122.1189
Na32.54102.1189

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 96.234 C1 Na3 N2 27.776
N2 C1 Na3 55.990
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.028      
2 N -0.525      
3 Na 0.497      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -4.619 -7.188 0.000 8.544
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.469 3.059 0.000
y 3.059 -14.224 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.891
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.412 3.059 0.000
y 3.059 4.956 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.544
Polar
3z2-r2-1.088
x2-y2-6.246
xy3.059
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.033 0.197 0.000
y 0.197 3.454 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.856


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 45.591
(<r2>)1/2 6.752

Conformer 3 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-253.622793
Energy at 298.15K-253.622106
HF Energy-253.622793
Nuclear repulsion energy49.383497
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 B3LYP/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 2044 99.07      
2 Σ 461 445 48.81      
3 Π 74 71 8.89      
3 Π 74 71 8.89      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1363.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9649) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1315.7 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 B3LYP/3-21G
B
0.18423

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/3-21G

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.830
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.643
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.408

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18653.2377
N21.18652.0512
Na33.23772.0512

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 B3LYP/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.054      
2 N -0.619      
3 Na 0.565      


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 9.877 9.877
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.420 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.420 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.729
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.845 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.845 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.690
Polar
3z2-r23.381
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 2.596 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.596 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.005


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 55.318
(<r2>)1/2 7.438