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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: BLYP/STO-3G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

State 1 (3A") , Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C2 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at BLYP/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-129.682086
Energy at 298.15K-129.680934
HF Energy-129.682086
Nuclear repulsion energy45.641684
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' 3482 3221 86.81      
2 A' 1538 1423 104.85      
3 A' 1205 1115 9.21      
4 A' 380 352 0.13      
5 A' 233 216 20.84      
6 A" 385 357 0.12      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3611.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9252) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3341.5 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 BLYP/STO-3G
ABC
142.60797 0.34246 0.34164

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 0.481 -1.149 0.000
C2 0.000 0.060 0.000
N3 -0.587 1.214 0.000
H4 1.221 -1.956 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.30122.59311.0949
C21.30121.29462.3570
N32.59311.29463.6493
H41.09492.35703.6493

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 174.744 C2 C1 H4 159.182
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at BLYP/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-129.681989
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-129.681989
Nuclear repulsion energy45.655172
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 3523 3259 112.88      
2 Σ 1564 1447 96.02      
3 Σ 1176 1088 19.07      
4 Π 383 355 0.24      
4 Π 383 355 0.24      
5 Π 156i 144i 21.27      
5 Π 156i 144i 21.27      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3359.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9252) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3107.8 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
B
0.34105

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 -1.239
C2 0.000 0.000 0.049
N3 0.000 0.000 1.353
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.330

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.28812.59231.0910
C21.28811.30422.3791
N32.59231.30423.6833
H41.09102.37913.6833

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 180.000 C2 C1 H4 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 -0.054      
2 C 0.022      
3 N -0.105      
4 H 0.137      


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 -2.448 2.448
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -15.398 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -15.398 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.233
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.583 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.583 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.166
Polar
3z2-r22.331
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 0.619 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.619 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.273


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.849
(<r2>)1/2 6.070

State 2 (1A') , Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at BLYP/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-129.652201
Energy at 298.15K-129.651421
HF Energy-129.652201
Nuclear repulsion energy44.983404
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' 3048 2820 8.50      
2 A' 1898 1756 87.18      
3 A' 1086 1005 37.43      
4 A' 885 819 5.60      
5 A' 407 377 11.68      
6 A" 277 256 0.29      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3800.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9252) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3516.4 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 BLYP/STO-3G
ABC
15.06622 0.34401 0.33633

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 0.743 -1.103 0.000
C2 0.000 0.108 0.000
N3 -0.902 0.973 0.000
H4 1.860 -0.838 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.42082.64931.1478
C21.42081.25032.0866
N32.64931.25033.3032
H41.14782.08663.3032

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
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 -0.007      
2 C 0.028      
3 N -0.107      
4 H 0.087      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.742 -0.187 0.000 1.752
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.919 0.792 0.000
y 0.792 -19.325 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.325
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.906 0.792 0.000
y 0.792 -4.703 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.797
Polar
3z2-r25.594
x2-y24.406
xy0.792
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.625 -1.655 0.000
y -1.655 2.661 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.144


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 37.287
(<r2>)1/2 6.106

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at BLYP/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-129.652201
Energy at 298.15K-129.651421
HF Energy-129.652201
Nuclear repulsion energy44.983404
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
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at BLYP/STO-3G
ABC
15.06622 0.34401 0.33633

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

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability