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All results from a given calculation for NaCN (Sodium Cyanide)

using model chemistry: BLYP/STO-3G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 1Σ
1 2 no CS 1A
1 3 no C*V 1Σ

Conformer 1 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-251.845698
Energy at 298.15K-251.845372
HF Energy-251.845698
Nuclear repulsion energy47.325440
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/STO-3G
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 2178 2015 19.80      
2 Σ 523 484 57.35      
3 Π 198 183 11.40      
3 Π 198 183 11.40      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1548.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9252) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1432.7 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 BLYP/STO-3G
B
0.16581

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.607
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.819
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.489

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.21152.0962
N21.21153.3077
Na32.09623.3077

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 0.000 C1 Na3 N2 0.000
N2 C1 Na3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.329      
2 N -0.349      
3 Na 0.678      


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 9.437 9.437
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.920 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -13.920 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.187
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.866 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.866 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.733
Polar
3z2-r23.465
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 0.698 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.698 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.294


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 58.087
(<r2>)1/2 7.621

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-251.841794
Energy at 298.15K-251.841736
HF Energy-251.841794
Nuclear repulsion energy53.426147
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/STO-3G
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' 550 509 72.69      
2 A' 273 253 5.80      
3 A' 1978 1830 18.29      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1400.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9252) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1295.8 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/STO-3G
ABC
1.72234 0.32893 0.27619

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.143 0.573 0.000
N2 0.000 1.038 0.000
Na3 -0.624 -0.974 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.23442.3486
N21.23442.1065
Na32.34862.1065

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 85.088 C1 Na3 N2 31.579
N2 C1 Na3 63.333
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.280      
2 N -0.426      
3 Na 0.706      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -4.324 -6.170 0.000 7.534
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.420 3.023 0.000
y 3.023 -12.488 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.896
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.229 3.023 0.000
y 3.023 2.670 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.558
Polar
3z2-r21.117
x2-y2-3.932
xy3.023
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.670 0.283 0.000
y 0.283 1.626 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.691


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 38.831
(<r2>)1/2 6.231

Conformer 3 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-251.838039
Energy at 298.15K-251.837536
HF Energy-251.838039
Nuclear repulsion energy49.431399
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/STO-3G
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 2108 1950 69.17      
2 Σ 563 520 61.82      
3 Π 128 119 6.75      
3 Π 128 119 6.75      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1463.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9252) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1353.9 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/STO-3G
B
0.18769

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.832
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.612
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.389

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.21963.2206
N21.21962.0010
Na33.22062.0010

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 3
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 180.000 C1 Na3 N2 0.000
N2 C1 Na3 0.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.216      
2 N -0.496      
3 Na 0.712      


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 9.801 9.801
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.808 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -13.808 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.456
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.324 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.324 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.648
Polar
3z2-r2-1.296
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 0.690 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.690 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.528


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 52.732
(<r2>)1/2 7.262