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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/STO-3G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

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

Jump to S1C2 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at B3PW91/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-129.691348
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-129.691348
Nuclear repulsion energy46.117294
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 B3PW91/STO-3G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3PW91/STO-3G
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/STO-3G

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at B3PW91/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-129.691350
Energy at 298.15K-129.689876
HF Energy-129.691350
Nuclear repulsion energy46.125899
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 B3PW91/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 3634 3216 129.00      
2 Σ 1532 1355 107.78      
3 Σ 1203 1065 40.37      
4 Π 407 360 0.23      
4 Π 407 360 0.23      
5 Π 140 123 20.02      
5 Π 140 123 20.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3730.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.885) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3301.6 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 B3PW91/STO-3G
B
0.34820

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/STO-3G

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.226
C2 0.000 0.000 0.049
N3 0.000 0.000 1.339
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.309

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.27452.56511.0835
C21.27451.29062.3579
N32.56511.29063.6485
H41.08352.35793.6485

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 B3PW91/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.057      
2 C 0.016      
3 N -0.103      
4 H 0.144      


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 -2.501 2.501
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -15.369 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -15.369 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.294
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.538 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.538 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.076
Polar
3z2-r22.151
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 0.608 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.608 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.091


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.293
(<r2>)1/2 6.024

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at B3PW91/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-129.649676
Energy at 298.15K-129.648967
HF Energy-129.649676
Nuclear repulsion energy45.521470
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 B3PW91/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' 3184 2817 4.43      
2 A' 2044 1809 92.18      
3 A' 1127 997 47.91      
4 A' 924 818 1.31      
5 A' 420 372 14.25      
6 A" 310 275 1.28      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4004.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.885) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3544.1 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 B3PW91/STO-3G
ABC
15.60629 0.35087 0.34316

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/STO-3G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.500 -1.226 0.000
C2 0.000 0.100 0.000
N3 -0.662 1.130 0.000
H4 1.637 -1.155 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.41702.62711.1388
C21.41701.22472.0626
N32.62711.22473.2418
H41.13882.06263.2418

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.003      
2 C 0.024      
3 N -0.113      
4 H 0.092      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.757 -0.547 0.000 1.840
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.695 -0.066 0.000
y -0.066 -19.819 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.292
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.361 -0.066 0.000
y -0.066 -5.326 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.965
Polar
3z2-r25.930
x2-y25.124
xy-0.066
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.883 -1.432 0.000
y -1.432 3.164 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.172


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.763
(<r2>)1/2 6.063

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-129.649676
Energy at 298.15K-129.648967
HF Energy-129.649676
Nuclear repulsion energy45.521470
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 B3PW91/STO-3G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3PW91/STO-3G
ABC
15.60629 0.35087 0.34316

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/STO-3G

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability