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All results from a given calculation for HCNO (fulminic acid)

using model chemistry: TPSSh/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at TPSSh/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-167.635631
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-167.635631
Nuclear repulsion energy58.851788
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 TPSSh/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 3540 3429 199.85 31.32 0.22 0.36
2 Σ 2232 2162 157.27 17.83 0.22 0.36
3 Σ 1101 1067 65.37 13.21 0.35 0.51
4 Π 556 538 114.53 2.93 0.75 0.86
4 Π 556 538 114.53 2.93 0.75 0.86
5 Π 542 525 8.05 0.34 0.75 0.86
5 Π 542 525 8.05 0.34 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4533.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9688) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4391.7 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 TPSSh/3-21G
B
0.36281

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 1.221
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.035
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.209
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.269

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 N2 C3 H4
O11.25572.42973.4894
N21.25571.17402.2337
C32.42971.17401.0597
H43.48942.23371.0597

picture of fulminic acid state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 N2 C3 180.000 N2 C3 H4 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.362      
2 N -0.180      
3 C 0.183      
4 H 0.359      


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 -3.030 3.030
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


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 0.941 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.941 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.255


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.585
(<r2>)1/2 5.965

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at TPSSh/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-167.635631
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-167.635631
Nuclear repulsion energy58.840303
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 TPSSh/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' 3541 3431 199.67      
2 A' 2232 2163 156.79      
3 A' 1100 1065 65.43      
4 A' 555 538 111.94      
5 A' 542 525 10.55      
6 A" 555 538 119.20      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4262.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9688) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4129.7 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 TPSSh/3-21G
B
0.36281

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -0.006 -1.221 0.000
N2 0.000 0.035 0.000
C3 0.006 1.209 0.000
H4 0.011 2.269 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 N2 C3 H4
O11.25622.43023.4900
N21.25621.17412.2338
C32.43021.17411.0598
H43.49002.23381.0598

picture of fulminic acid state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 N2 C3 179.979 N2 C3 H4 179.993
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.362      
2 N -0.181      
3 C 0.183      
4 H 0.360      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.015 3.033 0.000 3.033
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


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 0.941 0.021 0.000
y 0.021 5.256 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.940


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.594
(<r2>)1/2 5.966