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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/6-311G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 3A"
1 2 no C*V 3Σ

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at wB97X-D/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.398883
Energy at 298.15K-131.398157
HF Energy-131.398883
Nuclear repulsion energy47.529585
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 wB97X-D/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' 3389 3241 40.64      
2 A' 1790 1712 35.45      
3 A' 1228 1175 10.13      
4 A' 466 446 9.80      
5 A' 348 333 39.85      
6 A" 453 433 1.06      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3836.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9565) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3670.0 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 wB97X-D/6-311G**
ABC
100.03427 0.37012 0.36875

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-311G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.204 -1.210 0.000
C2 0.000 0.090 0.000
N3 0.137 1.271 0.000
H4 0.264 -2.177 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.31682.50491.0741
C21.31681.18862.2830
N32.50491.18863.4506
H41.07412.28303.4506

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 177.715 C2 C1 H4 145.244
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.048      
2 C 0.077      
3 N -0.227      
4 H 0.198      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.757 -3.093 0.000 3.184
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.754 -1.100 0.000
y -1.100 -16.265 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.217
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.013 -1.100 0.000
y -1.100 0.720 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.707
Polar
3z2-r2-1.414
x2-y2-0.488
xy-1.100
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.025 -0.414 0.000
y -0.414 6.350 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.919


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.843
(<r2>)1/2 5.987

Conformer 2 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at wB97X-D/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.398496
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-131.398496
Nuclear repulsion energy47.595496
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 wB97X-D/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 3439 3289 67.07      
2 Σ 1713 1639 40.79      
3 Σ 1270 1215 7.62      
4 Π 452 433 0.46      
4 Π 452 433 0.46      
5 Π 265i 254i 50.65      
5 Π 265i 254i 50.65      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3398.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9565) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3250.5 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 wB97X-D/6-311G**
ABC
100.03427 0.37012 0.36875

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/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 0.089
N3 0.000 0.000 1.282
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.273

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.29552.48891.0662
C21.29551.19352.3617
N32.48891.19353.5552
H41.06622.36173.5552

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 wB97X-D/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.002      
2 C 0.044      
3 N -0.228      
4 H 0.182      


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 -3.323 3.323
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.198 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.198 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.373
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.913 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.913 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.825
Polar
3z2-r23.650
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 1.918 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.918 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.401


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.812
(<r2>)1/2 5.984