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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULL/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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.341756
Energy at 298.15K-131.341152
HF Energy-131.201150
Nuclear repulsion energy47.424445
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 B2PLYP=FULL/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' 3376 3376 30.80      
2 A' 1874 1874 21.43      
3 A' 1183 1183 13.83      
4 A' 546 546 28.55      
5 A' 399 399 14.29      
6 A" 466 466 2.18      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3922.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3922.2 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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G**
ABC
64.71769 0.36914 0.36705

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.002 -1.228 0.000
C2 0.000 0.093 0.000
N3 -0.080 1.278 0.000
H4 0.571 -2.132 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.32082.50671.0701
C21.32081.18742.2969
N32.50671.18743.4710
H41.07012.29693.4710

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 176.057 C2 C1 H4 147.566
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.340782
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-131.200695
Nuclear repulsion energy47.545557
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 B2PLYP=FULL/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 3462 73.00      
2 Σ 1713 1713 30.58      
3 Σ 1260 1260 10.39      
4 Π 467 467 0.52      
4 Π 467 467 0.52      
5 Π 301i 301i 50.70      
5 Π 301i 301i 50.70      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3383.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3383.8 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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G**
B
0.36818

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/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 0.085
N3 0.000 0.000 1.286
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.270

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.29232.49291.0632
C21.29231.20062.3555
N32.49291.20063.5560
H41.06322.35553.5560

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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.037      
2 C 0.013      
3 N -0.221      
4 H 0.171      


Electric dipole moments


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


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


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.967
(<r2>)1/2 5.997

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.321243
Energy at 298.15K-131.320707
HF Energy-131.165279
Nuclear repulsion energy46.928185
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 B2PLYP=FULL/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' 3090 3090 9.35      
2 A' 2086 2086 25.92      
3 A' 1076 1076 45.12      
4 A' 960 960 31.99      
5 A' 447 447 21.74      
6 A" 332 332 10.65      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3994.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3994.9 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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G**
ABC
18.15797 0.37019 0.36279

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.077 -1.285 0.000
C2 0.000 0.093 0.000
N3 -0.227 1.252 0.000
H4 1.126 -1.610 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.38002.55551.0983
C21.38001.18152.0416
N32.55551.18153.1661
H41.09832.04163.1661

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.321243
Energy at 298.15K-131.320707
HF Energy-131.165279
Nuclear repulsion energy46.928185
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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G**
ABC
18.15797 0.37019 0.36279

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G**

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability