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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: BLYP/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 BLYP/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.426197
Energy at 298.15K-131.425363
HF Energy-131.426197
Nuclear repulsion energy47.151379
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 BLYP/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' 3333 3320 46.68      
2 A' 1757 1751 20.82      
3 A' 1223 1219 2.95      
4 A' 442 441 3.47      
5 A' 281 280 51.84      
6 A" 443 442 0.93      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3740.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9961) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3725.5 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 BLYP/6-311G**
ABC
154.56328 0.36401 0.36315

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.085 -1.217 0.000
C2 0.000 0.081 0.000
N3 -0.148 1.287 0.000
H4 0.528 -2.194 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.30062.51421.0725
C21.30061.21452.3353
N32.51421.21453.5454
H41.07252.33533.5454

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 176.738 C2 C1 H4 159.406
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.426058
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-131.426058
Nuclear repulsion energy47.185322
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 BLYP/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 3373 3360 67.18      
2 Σ 1739 1733 20.29      
3 Σ 1240 1235 2.41      
4 Π 445 443 0.59      
4 Π 445 443 0.59      
5 Π 182i 181i 48.96      
5 Π 182i 181i 48.96      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3439.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9961) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3425.6 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 BLYP/6-311G**
B
0.36312

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.213
C2 0.000 0.000 0.079
N3 0.000 0.000 1.298
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.282

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.29172.51051.0693
C21.29171.21882.3610
N32.51051.21883.5798
H41.06932.36103.5798

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 BLYP/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.029      
2 C -0.009      
3 N -0.178      
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 -3.134 3.134
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.273 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.273 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.672
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.800 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.800 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.601
Polar
3z2-r23.201
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 1.944 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.944 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.537


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.314
(<r2>)1/2 6.026

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.404244
Energy at 298.15K-131.403676
HF Energy-131.404244
Nuclear repulsion energy46.759118
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 BLYP/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' 2979 2967 10.93      
2 A' 2000 1992 16.24      
3 A' 1076 1072 25.46      
4 A' 904 900 56.74      
5 A' 451 449 20.96      
6 A" 313 311 8.32      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3860.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9961) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3845.8 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 BLYP/6-311G**
ABC
18.40127 0.36830 0.36107

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.229 -1.263 0.000
C2 0.000 0.090 0.000
N3 -0.383 1.220 0.000
H4 1.308 -1.505 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.37262.55771.1061
C21.37261.19332.0632
N32.55771.19333.2076
H41.10612.06323.2076

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.054      
2 C 0.059      
3 N -0.160      
4 H 0.155      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.839 -1.102 0.000 2.144
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.601 -1.793 0.000
y -1.793 -21.468 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.874
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.070 -1.793 0.000
y -1.793 -5.230 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.160
Polar
3z2-r26.319
x2-y24.867
xy-1.793
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.909 -1.155 0.000
y -1.155 6.290 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.407


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.595
(<r2>)1/2 6.049

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.404244
Energy at 298.15K-131.403676
HF Energy-131.404244
Nuclear repulsion energy46.759118
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 BLYP/6-311G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at BLYP/6-311G**
ABC
18.40127 0.36830 0.36107

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

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability