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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/6-311G**

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 mPW1PW91/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.415900
Energy at 298.15K-131.415191
HF Energy-131.415900
Nuclear repulsion energy47.517817
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 mPW1PW91/6-311G**
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' 3406 3258 39.95      
2 A' 1803 1725 39.40      
3 A' 1237 1184 8.66      
4 A' 471 450 12.46      
5 A' 358 343 33.67      
6 A" 455 435 1.23      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3864.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3697.2 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 mPW1PW91/6-311G**
ABC
96.58693 0.37008 0.36866

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-311G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.057 -1.216 0.000
C2 0.000 0.087 0.000
N3 -0.130 1.275 0.000
H4 0.572 -2.152 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.30452.49741.0683
C21.30451.19432.3110
N32.49741.19433.4975
H41.06832.31103.4975

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 176.226 C2 C1 H4 153.652
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.415511
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-131.415511
Nuclear repulsion energy47.575167
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 mPW1PW91/6-311G**
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 3462 3312 68.50      
2 Σ 1739 1664 42.46      
3 Σ 1275 1220 6.09      
4 Π 455 435 0.41      
4 Π 455 435 0.41      
5 Π 237i 227i 48.05      
5 Π 237i 227i 48.05      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3455.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3306.1 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 mPW1PW91/6-311G**
B
0.36885

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-311G**

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.205
C2 0.000 0.000 0.083
N3 0.000 0.000 1.286
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.269

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.28802.49051.0638
C21.28801.20242.3518
N32.49051.20243.5543
H41.06382.35183.5543

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 mPW1PW91/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.056      
2 C 0.037      
3 N -0.259      
4 H 0.166      


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 -3.263 3.263
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.166 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.166 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.371
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.898 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.898 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.796
Polar
3z2-r23.592
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 1.912 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.912 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.333


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.816
(<r2>)1/2 5.985

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.383753
Energy at 298.15K-131.383220
HF Energy-131.383753
Nuclear repulsion energy47.204202
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 mPW1PW91/6-311G**
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' 3095 2961 6.34      
2 A' 2126 2034 22.22      
3 A' 1098 1050 37.20      
4 A' 943 902 45.30      
5 A' 461 441 25.13      
6 A" 324 310 10.72      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4023.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3849.3 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 mPW1PW91/6-311G**
ABC
18.30400 0.37470 0.36719

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-311G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.050 -1.278 0.000
C2 0.000 0.092 0.000
N3 -0.198 1.249 0.000
H4 1.090 -1.631 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.37112.53921.0986
C21.37111.17372.0394
N32.53921.17373.1556
H41.09862.03943.1556

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.031      
2 C 0.098      
3 N -0.236      
4 H 0.169      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.768 -1.426 0.000 2.271
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.955 -2.542 0.000
y -2.542 -20.903 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.788
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.390 -2.542 0.000
y -2.542 -4.531 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.141
Polar
3z2-r26.282
x2-y23.947
xy-2.542
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.574 -0.604 0.000
y -0.604 6.319 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.430


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.080
(<r2>)1/2 6.007

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.383753
Energy at 298.15K-131.383220
HF Energy-131.383753
Nuclear repulsion energy47.204202
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 mPW1PW91/6-311G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at mPW1PW91/6-311G**
ABC
18.30400 0.37470 0.36719

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-311G**

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability