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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: MP4/3-21G

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)

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Energy calculated at MP4/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.195864
Energy at 298.15K-130.195489
HF Energy-129.953519
Nuclear repulsion energy47.143749
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 MP4/3-21G
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' 3309 3209        
2 A' 1966 1907        
3 A' 1111 1077        
4 A' 757 734        
5 A' 473 459        
6 A" 553 536        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4084.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9698) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3960.7 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 MP4/3-21G
ABC
39.48702 0.36537 0.36202

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4/3-21G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.218 -1.233 0.000
C2 0.000 0.105 0.000
N3 0.135 1.273 0.000
H4 0.360 -2.144 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.35632.53161.0788
C21.35631.17602.2780
N32.53161.17603.4249
H41.07882.27803.4249

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 177.361 C2 C1 H4 138.344
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at MP4/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.192867
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-129.955858
Nuclear repulsion energy47.315056
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 MP4/3-21G
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 3417 3314        
2 Σ 1556 1509        
3 Σ 1253 1215        
4 Π 561 544        
4 Π 561 544        
5 Π 315i 305i        
5 Π 315i 305i        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3359.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9698) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3258.0 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 MP4/3-21G
B
0.36459

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4/3-21G

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.213
C2 0.000 0.000 0.086
N3 0.000 0.000 1.292
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.282

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.29972.50501.0691
C21.29971.20532.3688
N32.50501.20533.5741
H41.06912.36883.5741

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 MP4/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.008      
2 C 0.106      
3 N -0.479      
4 H 0.365      


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> 36.346
(<r2>)1/2 6.029

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

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Energy calculated at MP4/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.174151
Energy at 298.15K-130.173664
HF Energy-129.875624
Nuclear repulsion energy46.076951
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 MP4/3-21G
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' 2934 2845        
2 A' 2044 1983        
3 A' 1078 1046        
4 A' 881 855        
5 A' 429 416        
6 A" 415 403        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3890.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9698) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3773.4 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 MP4/3-21G
ABC
17.77306 0.35615 0.34916

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4/3-21G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.097 -1.310 0.000
C2 0.000 0.098 0.000
N3 -0.249 1.272 0.000
H4 1.162 -1.635 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.41122.60451.1140
C21.41121.19972.0870
N32.60451.19973.2314
H41.11402.08703.2314

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 MP4/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.174151
Energy at 298.15K-130.173664
HF Energy-129.875624
Nuclear repulsion energy46.076951
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 MP4/3-21G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP4/3-21G
ABC
17.77306 0.35615 0.34916

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4/3-21G

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability