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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/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 B2PLYP/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-129.539743
Energy at 298.15K-129.538946
HF Energy-129.488047
Nuclear repulsion energy46.097416
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 B2PLYP/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' 3539 3539 38.16      
2 A' 1636 1636 84.18      
3 A' 1138 1138 26.35      
4 A' 606 606 1.54      
5 A' 353 353 0.94      
6 A" 427 427 1.10      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3849.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3849.7 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 B2PLYP/STO-3G
ABC
40.84329 0.35136 0.34836

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/STO-3G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.077 -1.264 0.000
C2 0.000 0.085 0.000
N3 -0.186 1.303 0.000
H4 0.840 -2.048 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.35032.58011.0941
C21.35031.23272.2917
N32.58011.23273.5043
H41.09412.29173.5043

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 174.590 C2 C1 H4 139.042
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-129.539775
Energy at 298.15K-129.538807
HF Energy-129.490748
Nuclear repulsion energy46.069338
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 B2PLYP/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 3663 3663 117.52      
2 Σ 1506 1506 74.05      
3 Σ 969 969 117.39      
4 Π 429 429 3.48      
4 Π 429 429 3.48      
5 Π 335 335 14.51      
5 Π 335 335 14.51      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3832.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3832.8 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 B2PLYP/STO-3G
B
0.34742

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/STO-3G

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.222
C2 0.000 0.000 0.036
N3 0.000 0.000 1.346
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.304

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.25882.56811.0818
C21.25881.30932.3406
N32.56811.30933.6499
H41.08182.34063.6499

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 B2PLYP/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.058      
2 C 0.013      
3 N -0.090      
4 H 0.136      


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 -2.368 2.368
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -15.362 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -15.362 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.462
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.450 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.450 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.900
Polar
3z2-r21.800
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 0.598 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.598 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.043


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.367
(<r2>)1/2 6.030

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-129.509739
Energy at 298.15K-129.509012
HF Energy-129.435196
Nuclear repulsion energy45.130149
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 B2PLYP/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' 3200 3200 10.36      
2 A' 2058 2058 99.80      
3 A' 1164 1164 34.72      
4 A' 920 920 8.30      
5 A' 392 392 11.34      
6 A" 315 315 2.38      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4023.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4023.8 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 B2PLYP/STO-3G
ABC
15.29278 0.34354 0.33599

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/STO-3G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.373 -1.294 0.000
C2 0.000 0.103 0.000
N3 -0.536 1.206 0.000
H4 1.513 -1.298 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.44602.65981.1398
C21.44601.22592.0620
N32.65981.22593.2351
H41.13982.06203.2351

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.021      
2 C 0.020      
3 N -0.115      
4 H 0.074      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.655 -0.720 0.000 1.805
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.864 -0.461 0.000
y -0.461 -20.122 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.269
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.332 -0.461 0.000
y -0.461 -5.556 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.224
Polar
3z2-r26.448
x2-y25.259
xy-0.461
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.612 -1.209 0.000
y -1.209 3.296 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.169


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 37.360
(<r2>)1/2 6.112

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-129.509739
Energy at 298.15K-129.509012
HF Energy-129.435196
Nuclear repulsion energy45.130149
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 B2PLYP/STO-3G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B2PLYP/STO-3G
ABC
15.29278 0.34354 0.33599

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/STO-3G

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability