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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: B1B95/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

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

Jump to S1C2 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at B1B95/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.638047
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-130.638047
Nuclear repulsion energy47.479364
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 B1B95/3-21G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B1B95/3-21G
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/3-21G

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at B1B95/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.638332
Energy at 298.15K-130.638001
HF Energy-130.638332
Nuclear repulsion energy47.445821
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 B1B95/3-21G
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 3481 3330 58.66      
2 Σ 1708 1634 37.44      
3 Σ 1292 1236 2.27      
4 Π 618 592 18.26      
4 Π 618 592 18.26      
5 Π 398 381 42.11      
5 Π 398 381 42.11      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4256.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4072.4 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 B1B95/3-21G
B
0.36739

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/3-21G

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.204
C2 0.000 0.000 0.074
N3 0.000 0.000 1.292
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.266

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.27852.49611.0620
C21.27851.21762.3405
N32.49611.21763.5581
H41.06202.34053.5581

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 B1B95/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.045      
2 C 0.114      
3 N -0.475      
4 H 0.315      


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 -3.071 3.071
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.058 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.058 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.412
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.823 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.823 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.646
Polar
3z2-r23.292
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 1.271 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.271 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.560


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.864
(<r2>)1/2 5.989

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at B1B95/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.601945
Energy at 298.15K-130.601554
HF Energy-130.601945
Nuclear repulsion energy47.016805
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 B1B95/3-21G
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' 3051 2919 10.05      
2 A' 2102 2011 19.78      
3 A' 1122 1073 48.12      
4 A' 881 843 56.50      
5 A' 498 477 28.71      
6 A" 452 433 7.32      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4053.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3877.6 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 B1B95/3-21G
ABC
19.17757 0.37166 0.36459

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/3-21G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.050 -1.275 0.000
C2 0.000 0.089 0.000
N3 -0.196 1.257 0.000
H4 1.074 -1.684 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.36522.54461.1025
C21.36521.18472.0726
N32.54461.18473.2036
H41.10252.07263.2036

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.042      
2 C 0.216      
3 N -0.422      
4 H 0.247      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.862 -1.316 0.000 2.280
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.940 -2.757 0.000
y -2.757 -20.725 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.693
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.269 -2.757 0.000
y -2.757 -4.408 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.139
Polar
3z2-r26.278
x2-y23.784
xy-2.757
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.977 -0.716 0.000
y -0.716 5.669 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.055


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.254
(<r2>)1/2 6.021

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at B1B95/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.601945
Energy at 298.15K-130.601554
HF Energy-130.601945
Nuclear repulsion energy47.016805
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 B1B95/3-21G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B1B95/3-21G
ABC
19.17757 0.37166 0.36459

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/3-21G

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability