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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

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 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 LSDA/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-128.948062
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-128.948062
Nuclear repulsion energy46.083436
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
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at LSDA/STO-3G
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at LSDA/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 LSDA/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-128.950358
Energy at 298.15K-128.949003
HF Energy-128.950358
Nuclear repulsion energy46.105941
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 3590 3215 149.68      
2 Σ 1670 1496 108.09      
3 Σ 1256 1125 9.38      
4 Π 397 356 0.05      
4 Π 397 356 0.05      
5 Π 182 163 25.04      
5 Π 182 163 25.04      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3837.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8955) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3436.4 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 LSDA/STO-3G
B
0.34786

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)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.228
C2 0.000 0.000 0.053
N3 0.000 0.000 1.338
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.315

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.28112.56591.0873
C21.28111.28482.3683
N32.56591.28483.6531
H41.08732.36833.6531

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 LSDA/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.067      
2 C 0.017      
3 N -0.108      
4 H 0.158      


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 -2.575 2.575
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -15.380 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -15.380 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.991
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.695 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.695 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.390
Polar
3z2-r22.779
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 0.611 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.611 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.175


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.272
(<r2>)1/2 6.023

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at LSDA/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-128.914899
Energy at 298.15K-128.914151
HF Energy-128.914899
Nuclear repulsion energy45.602639
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' 3201 2866 0.31      
2 A' 1972 1766 86.66      
3 A' 1144 1024 18.17      
4 A' 840 752 41.35      
5 A' 438 392 13.89      
6 A" 284 254 0.35      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3939.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8955) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3527.3 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
ABC
16.79074 0.35334 0.34606

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)
C1 0.752 -1.060 0.000
C2 0.000 0.098 0.000
N3 -0.911 0.947 0.000
H4 1.866 -0.853 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.38072.60701.1328
C21.38071.24582.0936
N32.60701.24583.3089
H41.13282.09363.3089

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
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 C -0.040      
2 C 0.023      
3 N -0.102      
4 H 0.119      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.899 -0.210 0.000 1.911
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.529 0.617 0.000
y 0.617 -19.104 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.287
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.166 0.617 0.000
y 0.617 -4.696 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.529
Polar
3z2-r25.059
x2-y24.575
xy0.617
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 0.611 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.611 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.175


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.471
(<r2>)1/2 6.039

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at LSDA/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-128.914899
Energy at 298.15K-128.914151
HF Energy-128.914899
Nuclear repulsion energy45.602639
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
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at LSDA/STO-3G
ABC
16.79074 0.35334 0.34606

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

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability