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All results from a given calculation for NH2CN (cyanamide)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes Cs 1A'
1 2 no C2V 1A1

Conformer 1 (Cs)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at MP2/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-148.425666
Energy at 298.15K-148.427981
Nuclear repulsion energy58.823503
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 MP2/6-311G**
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' 3590 3411 39.59      
2 A' 2260 2148 51.18      
3 A' 1640 1558 43.63      
4 A' 1068 1015 6.82      
5 A' 717 681 232.22      
6 A' 469 445 17.31      
7 A" 3692 3508 53.95      
8 A" 1216 1156 0.04      
9 A" 402 382 0.42      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7526.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9502) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7151.7 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 MP2/6-311G**
ABC
9.96807 0.33275 0.32551

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-311G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.217 0.000
N2 -0.031 1.392 0.000
N3 0.110 -1.134 0.000
H4 -0.276 -1.553 0.836
H5 -0.276 -1.553 -0.836

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 N3 H4 H5
C11.17521.35551.97691.9769
N21.17522.52973.07103.0710
N31.35552.52971.01161.0116
H41.97693.07101.01161.6721
H51.97693.07101.01161.6721

picture of cyanamide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 H4 112.454 C1 N3 H5 112.454
N2 C1 N3 176.862 H4 N3 H5 111.475
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP2/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-148.422707
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-147.945652
Nuclear repulsion energy59.039647
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 MP2/6-311G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3684 3501 82.84      
2 A1 2292 2178 89.72      
3 A1 1625 1544 52.32      
4 A1 1108 1053 13.93      
5 B1 499 474 0.01      
6 B1 557i 529i 298.65      
7 B2 3812 3622 103.71      
8 B2 1130 1074 3.07      
9 B2 402 382 0.04      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6997.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9502) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6649.4 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 MP2/6-311G**
ABC
11.12041 0.33499 0.32520

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-311G**

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.218
N2 0.000 0.000 1.394
N3 0.000 0.000 -1.117
H4 0.000 0.867 -1.622
H5 0.000 -0.867 -1.622

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 N3 H4 H5
C11.17591.33562.03412.0341
N21.17592.51143.13803.1380
N31.33562.51141.00321.0032
H42.03413.13801.00321.7344
H52.03413.13801.00321.7344

picture of cyanamide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 H4 120.181 C1 N3 H5 120.181
N2 C1 N3 180.000 H4 N3 H5 119.638
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability