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All results from a given calculation for LiCN (lithium cyanide)

using model chemistry: LSDA/STO-3G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (C*V LiCN)

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Energy calculated at LSDA/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-98.416019
Energy at 298.15K-98.415047
HF Energy-98.416019
Nuclear repulsion energy27.130173
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 LSDA/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 2149 1925 197.60      
2 Σ 732 655 65.18      
3 Π 172 154 43.03      
3 Π 172 154 43.03      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1612.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8955) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1444.3 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 LSDA/STO-3G
B
0.38532

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -2.022
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.188
N3 0.000 0.000 1.027

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 N3
Li11.83393.0490
C21.83391.2151
N33.04901.2151

picture of lithium cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Li1 C2 N3 180.000 Li1 N3 C2 0.000
C2 Li1 N3 0.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.189      
2 C 0.006      
3 N -0.195      


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 -6.390 6.390
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.317 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -13.317 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.598
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.359 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.359 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 12.719
Polar
3z2-r225.437
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 1.722 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.722 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.194


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 25.530
(<r2>)1/2 5.053

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at LSDA/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-98.425580
Energy at 298.15K-98.425088
HF Energy-98.425580
Nuclear repulsion energy29.446892
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 LSDA/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' 2057 1842 54.30      
2 A' 822 736 86.04      
3 A' 384 344 0.90      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1631.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8955) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1460.8 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 LSDA/STO-3G
ABC
1.75580 1.01524 0.64328

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 1.241 -0.662 0.000
C2 -0.621 -0.414 0.000
N3 0.000 0.638 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 N3
Li11.87831.7977
C21.87831.2216
N31.79771.2216

picture of lithium cyanide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Li1 C2 N3 67.063 Li1 N3 C2 74.197
C2 Li1 N3 38.740
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.162      
2 C 0.037      
3 N -0.198      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  3.720 -1.578 0.000 4.041
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -7.510 -4.583 0.000
y -4.583 -14.797 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.889
Traceless
 xyz
x 6.833 -4.583 0.000
y -4.583 -4.097 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.736
Polar
3z2-r2-5.471
x2-y27.287
xy-4.583
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.870 -0.490 0.000
y -0.490 2.139 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.782


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 19.664
(<r2>)1/2 4.434

Conformer 3 (C*V LiNC)

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Energy calculated at LSDA/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-98.413159
Energy at 298.15K-98.411939
HF Energy-98.413159
Nuclear repulsion energy27.954534
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 LSDA/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 2027 1815 379.18      
2 Σ 862 772 69.10      
3 Π 77 69 30.53      
3 Π 77 69 30.53      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1521.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8955) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1362.6 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 LSDA/STO-3G
B
0.44830

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 1.822
C2 0.000 0.000 -1.084
N3 0.000 0.000 0.148

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 N3
Li12.90641.6744
C22.90641.2320
N31.67441.2320

picture of lithium cyanide state 1 conformation 3
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Li1 C2 N3 0.000 Li1 N3 C2 180.000
C2 Li1 N3 0.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.260      
2 C -0.007      
3 N -0.253      


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 5.806 5.806
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.188 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -13.188 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.039
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.574 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -4.574 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.149
Polar
3z2-r218.297
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 1.585 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.585 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.898


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 23.499
(<r2>)1/2 4.848