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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: CID/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

State 1 (3A") , Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C2 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at CID/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.166323
Energy at 298.15K-130.165895
HF Energy-129.954634
Nuclear repulsion energy47.338694
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 CID/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' 3373 3142 11.71      
2 A' 1803 1680 43.13      
3 A' 1166 1086 19.50      
4 A' 676 630 8.41      
5 A' 457 425 5.32      
6 A" 541 504 1.97      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4007.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9316) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3733.6 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 CID/3-21G
ABC
45.90420 0.36842 0.36548

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.164 -1.229 0.000
C2 0.000 0.099 0.000
N3 0.084 1.275 0.000
H4 0.398 -2.144 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.33842.51701.0733
C21.33841.17942.2778
N32.51701.17943.4336
H41.07332.27783.4336

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 177.035 C2 C1 H4 141.380
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at CID/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.164708
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-129.956237
Nuclear repulsion energy47.424563
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 CID/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 3462 3225 46.68      
2 Σ 1507 1404 60.82      
3 Σ 1286 1198 10.75      
4 Π 552 514 1.73      
4 Π 552 514 1.73      
5 Π 169i 158i 52.74      
5 Π 169i 158i 52.74      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3509.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9316) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3269.7 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 CID/3-21G
B
0.36659

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.208
C2 0.000 0.000 0.082
N3 0.000 0.000 1.290
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.274

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.29022.49841.0654
C21.29021.20822.3556
N32.49841.20823.5638
H41.06542.35563.5638

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 180.000 C2 C1 H4 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at CID/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.029      
2 C 0.081      
3 N -0.437      
4 H 0.327      


Electric dipole moments


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 0.000 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.000


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.193
(<r2>)1/2 6.016

State 2 (1A') , Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at CID/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.129855
Energy at 298.15K-130.129434
HF Energy-129.879838
Nuclear repulsion energy46.604186
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 CID/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' 3017 2811 24.22      
2 A' 2280 2124 23.60      
3 A' 1121 1044 86.50      
4 A' 913 851 4.26      
5 A' 460 429 21.01      
6 A" 442 412 8.74      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4116.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9316) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3835.0 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 CID/3-21G
ABC
17.88052 0.36275 0.35554

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.081 -1.305 0.000
C2 0.000 0.107 0.000
N3 -0.064 1.277 0.000
H4 0.933 -1.750 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.41502.58221.1070
C21.41501.17132.0784
N32.58221.17133.1867
H41.10702.07843.1867

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at CID/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.129855
Energy at 298.15K-130.129434
HF Energy-129.879838
Nuclear repulsion energy46.604186
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 CID/3-21G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at CID/3-21G
ABC
17.88052 0.36275 0.35554

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

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability