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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/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 B2PLYP/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.524422
Energy at 298.15K-130.523850
HF Energy-130.443326
Nuclear repulsion energy47.244126
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 B2PLYP/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' 3394 3394 23.57      
2 A' 1834 1834 20.45      
3 A' 1193 1193 9.58      
4 A' 551 551 6.92      
5 A' 374 374 31.39      
6 A" 542 542 2.37      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3943.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3943.4 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 B2PLYP/3-21G
ABC
64.35857 0.36666 0.36458

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/3-21G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.159 -1.221 0.000
C2 0.000 0.088 0.000
N3 0.093 1.283 0.000
H4 0.297 -2.188 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.31822.51631.0692
C21.31821.19872.2953
N32.51631.19873.4770
H41.06922.29533.4770

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 177.564 C2 C1 H4 147.873
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.524324
Energy at 298.15K-130.523611
HF Energy-130.444674
Nuclear repulsion energy47.343357
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 B2PLYP/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 3472 3472 56.99      
2 Σ 1662 1662 31.38      
3 Σ 1273 1273 6.05      
4 Π 585 585 6.90      
4 Π 585 585 6.90      
5 Π 250 250 51.72      
5 Π 250 250 51.72      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4038.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4038.5 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 B2PLYP/3-21G
B
0.36542

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/3-21G

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.210
C2 0.000 0.000 0.079
N3 0.000 0.000 1.293
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.272

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.28902.50301.0624
C21.28901.21412.3514
N32.50301.21413.5654
H41.06242.35143.5654

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 B2PLYP/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.046      
2 C 0.101      
3 N -0.456      
4 H 0.309      


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 -3.114 3.114
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.133 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.133 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.750
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.692 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.692 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.384
Polar
3z2-r22.767
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 1.260 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.260 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.448


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.103
(<r2>)1/2 6.009

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.494780
Energy at 298.15K-130.494371
HF Energy-130.397470
Nuclear repulsion energy46.678942
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 B2PLYP/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' 3055 3055 14.30      
2 A' 2067 2067 23.41      
3 A' 1100 1100 60.38      
4 A' 900 900 37.97      
5 A' 479 479 24.97      
6 A" 446 446 7.92      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4023.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4023.5 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 B2PLYP/3-21G
ABC
19.10867 0.36590 0.35902

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/3-21G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.056 -1.286 0.000
C2 0.000 0.090 0.000
N3 -0.203 1.266 0.000
H4 1.083 -1.687 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.37782.56531.1019
C21.37781.19292.0810
N32.56531.19293.2204
H41.10192.08103.2204

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.020      
2 C 0.191      
3 N -0.398      
4 H 0.227      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.843 -1.276 0.000 2.241
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.068 -2.689 0.000
y -2.689 -21.122 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.750
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.368 -2.689 0.000
y -2.689 -4.712 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.345
Polar
3z2-r26.689
x2-y24.053
xy-2.689
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.994 -0.737 0.000
y -0.737 5.594 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.043


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.748
(<r2>)1/2 6.062

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.494780
Energy at 298.15K-130.494371
HF Energy-130.397470
Nuclear repulsion energy46.678942
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 B2PLYP/3-21G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B2PLYP/3-21G
ABC
19.10867 0.36590 0.35902

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/3-21G

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability