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All results from a given calculation for HCCCN (Cyanoacetylene)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/6-311G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 1Σ
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-169.544649
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-169.544649
Nuclear repulsion energy77.194349
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 wB97X-D/6-311G**
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 3477 3326 77.78      
2 Σ 2437 2331 28.45      
3 Σ 2207 2111 1.27      
4 Σ 903 864 0.00      
5 Π 730 698 36.37      
5 Π 730 698 36.37      
6 Π 562 538 9.47      
6 Π 562 538 9.47      
7 Π 238 228 0.01      
7 Π 238 228 0.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6042.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9565) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5779.8 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 wB97X-D/6-311G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-311G**

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 1.893
C2 0.000 0.000 0.743
C3 0.000 0.000 -0.635
C4 0.000 0.000 -1.834
H5 0.000 0.000 -2.899

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 C2 C3 C4 H5
N11.15052.52853.72744.7921
C21.15051.37812.57693.6416
C32.52851.37811.19892.2636
C43.72742.57691.19891.0647
H54.79213.64162.26361.0647

picture of Cyanoacetylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N1 C2 C3 180.000 C2 C3 C4 180.000
C3 C4 H5 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N -0.201      
2 C -0.091      
3 C 0.177      
4 C -0.030      
5 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 -3.849 3.849
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -22.573 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -22.573 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -20.418
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.078 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.078 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.156
Polar
3z2-r24.312
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 2.350 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.350 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.519


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 73.048
(<r2>)1/2 8.547