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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: HF/6-311G**

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 HF/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.710179
Energy at 298.15K-130.709574
HF Energy-130.710179
Nuclear repulsion energy47.374760
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 HF/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 A' 3471 3153 19.82      
2 A' 1660 1508 128.71      
3 A' 1202 1092 4.24      
4 A' 621 564 21.03      
5 A' 393 357 0.68      
6 A" 421 383 0.19      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3883.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9085) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3528.2 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 HF/6-311G**
ABC
55.53784 0.36927 0.36683

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-311G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.200 -1.214 0.000
C2 0.000 0.092 0.000
N3 -0.306 1.244 0.000
H4 0.943 -1.976 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.32082.50941.0641
C21.32081.19232.2724
N32.50941.19233.4537
H41.06412.27243.4537

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 173.832 C2 C1 H4 144.446
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at HF/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.708221
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-130.708221
Nuclear repulsion energy47.469583
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 HF/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 3547 3222 60.72      
2 Σ 1576 1432 116.88      
3 Σ 1252 1137 0.00      
4 Π 422 383 0.05      
4 Π 422 383 0.05      
5 Π 400i 363i 43.58      
5 Π 400i 363i 43.58      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3209.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9085) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2915.4 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 HF/6-311G**
B
0.36732

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-311G**

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.207
C2 0.000 0.000 0.079
N3 0.000 0.000 1.290
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.264

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.28602.49691.0575
C21.28601.21092.3435
N32.49691.21093.5544
H41.05752.34353.5544

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 HF/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.066      
2 C 0.045      
3 N -0.282      
4 H 0.171      


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 -3.169 3.169
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.358 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.358 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.687
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.835 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.835 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.671
Polar
3z2-r23.341
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 1.890 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.890 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.726


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.046
(<r2>)1/2 6.004

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at HF/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.650222
Energy at 298.15K-130.649773
HF Energy-130.650222
Nuclear repulsion energy47.435496
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 HF/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 A' 3230 2935 7.95      
2 A' 2353 2137 35.99      
3 A' 1136 1032 68.71      
4 A' 1020 927 19.61      
5 A' 486 441 27.63      
6 A" 364 331 15.41      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4294.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9085) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3901.3 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 HF/6-311G**
ABC
17.90126 0.37489 0.36720

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-311G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.251 -1.270 0.000
C2 0.000 0.112 0.000
N3 0.115 1.248 0.000
H4 0.703 -1.795 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.40452.54441.0889
C21.40451.14192.0327
N32.54441.14193.0998
H41.08892.03273.0998

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.050      
2 C 0.090      
3 N -0.289      
4 H 0.149      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.452 -2.113 0.000 2.564
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.546 -3.498 0.000
y -3.498 -20.326 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.969
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.398 -3.498 0.000
y -3.498 -3.069 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.467
Polar
3z2-r26.934
x2-y21.781
xy-3.498
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.369 0.209 0.000
y 0.209 5.692 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.460


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.260
(<r2>)1/2 6.022

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at HF/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.650222
Energy at 298.15K-130.649773
HF Energy-130.650222
Nuclear repulsion energy47.435496
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 HF/6-311G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HF/6-311G**
ABC
17.90126 0.37489 0.36720

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-311G**

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability