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All results from a given calculation for HCN (Hydrogen cyanide)

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/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 PBEPBE/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-92.792970
Energy at 298.15K-92.793165
HF Energy-92.792970
Nuclear repulsion energy23.539688
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 PBEPBE/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 3406 3375 45.87 31.81 0.23 0.38
2 Σ 2087 2068 0.01 26.93 0.27 0.43
3 Π 872 864 55.63 0.00 0.75 0.86
3 Π 872 864 55.63 0.00 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3618.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9909) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3585.4 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 PBEPBE/3-21G
B
1.43750

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.510
H2 0.000 0.000 -1.584
N3 0.000 0.000 0.664

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 N3
C11.07341.1739
H21.07342.2473
N31.17392.2473

picture of Hydrogen cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 N3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.080      
2 H 0.309      
3 N -0.390      


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 -2.642 2.642
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.410 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.410 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -9.943
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.733 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.733 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.467
Polar
3z2-r22.933
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 0.937 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.937 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.775


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 13.974
(<r2>)1/2 3.738