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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/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 PBEPBE/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.294146
Energy at 298.15K-131.293363
HF Energy-131.294146
Nuclear repulsion energy47.141703
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 PBEPBE/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' 3334 3303 43.17      
2 A' 1797 1780 24.91      
3 A' 1222 1211 4.05      
4 A' 446 442 7.00      
5 A' 321 318 45.27      
6 A" 441 437 1.12      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3779.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9909) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3745.5 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 PBEPBE/6-311G**
ABC
120.27519 0.36410 0.36301

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.058 -1.221 0.000
C2 0.000 0.084 0.000
N3 -0.125 1.288 0.000
H4 0.528 -2.189 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.30632.51561.0754
C21.30631.21042.3329
N32.51561.21043.5371
H41.07542.33293.5371

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 176.613 C2 C1 H4 156.653
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.293896
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-131.293896
Nuclear repulsion energy47.180877
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 PBEPBE/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 3382 3351 67.55      
2 Σ 1768 1752 24.70      
3 Σ 1244 1233 3.24      
4 Π 442 438 0.50      
4 Π 442 438 0.50      
5 Π 215i 213i 48.23      
5 Π 215i 213i 48.23      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3423.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9909) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3392.7 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 PBEPBE/6-311G**
B
0.36292

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.214
C2 0.000 0.000 0.081
N3 0.000 0.000 1.297
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.285

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.29522.51091.0715
C21.29521.21572.3667
N32.51091.21573.5824
H41.07152.36673.5824

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 PBEPBE/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.040      
2 C 0.016      
3 N -0.216      
4 H 0.160      


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 -3.163 3.163
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.238 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.238 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.438
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.900 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.900 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.800
Polar
3z2-r23.600
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 1.943 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.943 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.533


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.271
(<r2>)1/2 6.023

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.267393
Energy at 298.15K-131.266815
HF Energy-131.267393
Nuclear repulsion energy46.774414
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 PBEPBE/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' 2993 2965 8.56      
2 A' 2019 2001 16.13      
3 A' 1091 1081 19.52      
4 A' 893 885 62.46      
5 A' 451 447 22.09      
6 A" 305 302 8.46      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3875.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9909) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3839.9 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 PBEPBE/6-311G**
ABC
18.23540 0.36892 0.36160

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.242 -1.259 0.000
C2 0.000 0.089 0.000
N3 -0.397 1.216 0.000
H4 1.327 -1.486 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.36982.55581.1086
C21.36981.19432.0596
N32.55581.19433.2047
H41.10862.05963.2047

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.057      
2 C 0.083      
3 N -0.193      
4 H 0.167      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.858 -1.068 0.000 2.143
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.472 -1.795 0.000
y -1.795 -21.337 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.846
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.119 -1.795 0.000
y -1.795 -5.177 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.058
Polar
3z2-r26.116
x2-y24.865
xy-1.795
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.940 -1.187 0.000
y -1.187 6.300 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.405


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.497
(<r2>)1/2 6.041

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.267393
Energy at 298.15K-131.266815
HF Energy-131.267393
Nuclear repulsion energy46.774414
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 PBEPBE/6-311G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at PBEPBE/6-311G**
ABC
18.23540 0.36892 0.36160

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

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability