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All results from a given calculation for HNCO (Isocyanic acid)

using model chemistry: HF/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at HF/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-166.811972
Energy at 298.15K-166.812385
Nuclear repulsion energy59.967062
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 HF/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 4110 3722 615.52      
2 Σ 2576 2333 709.13      
3 Σ 1436 1301 41.33      
4 Π 664 602 15.94      
4 Π 664 602 15.94      
5 Π 171 155 361.86      
5 Π 171 155 361.86      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4896.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9056) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4434.5 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 HF/3-21G
B
0.36955

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
H1 0.000 0.000 -2.098
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.122
C3 0.000 0.000 0.038
O4 0.000 0.000 1.216

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  H1 N2 C3 O4
H10.97572.13583.3133
N20.97571.16012.3376
C32.13581.16011.1775
O43.31332.33761.1775

picture of Isocyanic acid state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H1 N2 C3 180.000 N2 C3 O4 180.000
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 H 0.433 0.539   0.535
2 N -0.908 -1.006   -0.981
3 C 1.084 1.097   1.058
4 O -0.609 -0.630   -0.612


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 -3.474 3.474
CHELPG 1.276 -3.245 0.000 3.487
AIM        
ESP 0.000 0.000 -3.478 3.478


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.121 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.121 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.032
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.545 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.545 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.089
Polar
3z2-r22.178
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 0.765 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.765 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.762


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 34.886
(<r2>)1/2 5.906