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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/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 PBE1PBE/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.294682
Energy at 298.15K-131.293959
HF Energy-131.294682
Nuclear repulsion energy47.488580
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 PBE1PBE/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' 3403 3265 42.41      
2 A' 1804 1731 39.28      
3 A' 1241 1190 8.29      
4 A' 467 448 10.61      
5 A' 348 334 36.67      
6 A" 454 436 1.17      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3858.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9594) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3701.8 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 PBE1PBE/6-311G**
ABC
100.86615 0.36957 0.36822

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/6-311G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.058 -1.216 0.000
C2 0.000 0.087 0.000
N3 -0.131 1.276 0.000
H4 0.566 -2.157 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.30422.49861.0695
C21.30421.19562.3147
N32.49861.19563.5030
H41.06952.31473.5030

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 176.284 C2 C1 H4 154.268
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.294324
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-131.294324
Nuclear repulsion energy47.542544
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 PBE1PBE/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 3456 3316 70.29      
2 Σ 1744 1673 42.25      
3 Σ 1277 1225 5.95      
4 Π 455 436 0.40      
4 Π 455 436 0.40      
5 Π 230i 221i 48.38      
5 Π 230i 221i 48.38      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3463.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9594) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3322.7 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 PBE1PBE/6-311G**
B
0.36837

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/6-311G**

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.206
C2 0.000 0.000 0.083
N3 0.000 0.000 1.286
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.271

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.28862.49201.0652
C21.28861.20342.3538
N32.49201.20343.5572
H41.06522.35383.5572

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 PBE1PBE/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.052      
2 C 0.032      
3 N -0.253      
4 H 0.168      


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 -3.256 3.256
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.205 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.205 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.364
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.921 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.921 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.841
Polar
3z2-r23.682
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 1.914 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.914 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.342


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.865
(<r2>)1/2 5.989

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.262532
Energy at 298.15K-131.261996
HF Energy-131.262532
Nuclear repulsion energy47.169229
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 PBE1PBE/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' 3089 2963 5.89      
2 A' 2125 2039 22.34      
3 A' 1099 1054 35.24      
4 A' 939 901 46.99      
5 A' 461 442 25.18      
6 A" 323 310 10.67      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4017.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9594) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3854.7 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 PBE1PBE/6-311G**
ABC
18.23112 0.37426 0.36673

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/6-311G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.054 -1.278 0.000
C2 0.000 0.092 0.000
N3 -0.203 1.249 0.000
H4 1.097 -1.629 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.37142.54071.1003
C21.37141.17502.0403
N32.54071.17503.1576
H41.10032.04033.1576

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.033      
2 C 0.093      
3 N -0.230      
4 H 0.170      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.770 -1.408 0.000 2.262
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.973 -2.535 0.000
y -2.535 -20.937 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.825
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.408 -2.535 0.000
y -2.535 -4.538 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.130
Polar
3z2-r26.260
x2-y23.964
xy-2.535
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.584 -0.618 0.000
y -0.618 6.322 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.429


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.130
(<r2>)1/2 6.011

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.262532
Energy at 298.15K-131.261996
HF Energy-131.262532
Nuclear repulsion energy47.169229
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 PBE1PBE/6-311G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at PBE1PBE/6-311G**
ABC
18.23112 0.37426 0.36673

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/6-311G**

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability