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All results from a given calculation for ClCN (chlorocyanogen)

using model chemistry: BLYP/3-21G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 1Σ
Energy calculated at BLYP/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-550.247962
Energy at 298.15K-550.247673
Nuclear repulsion energy71.900454
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 BLYP/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 2192 2180 13.38      
2 Σ 624 620 7.96      
3 Π 451 448 0.62      
3 Π 451 448 0.62      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1858.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9945) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1848.3 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 BLYP/3-21G
B
0.18358

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 1.021
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.700
N3 0.000 0.000 -1.880

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 C2 N3
Cl11.72152.9012
C21.72151.1797
N32.90121.1797

picture of chlorocyanogen state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl1 C2 N3 180.000
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 0.362      
2 C 0.036      
3 N -0.398      


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 1.998 1.998
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -23.028 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -23.028 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.726
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.849 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.849 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.698
Polar
3z2-r2-7.397
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 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> 60.563
(<r2>)1/2 7.782