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All results from a given calculation for CH3N3 (methyl azide)

using model chemistry: M06-2X/6-311G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at M06-2X/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-204.053940
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-204.053940
Nuclear repulsion energy108.779148
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 M06-2X/6-311G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3168 3168 5.16      
2 A' 3038 3038 37.49      
3 A' 2325 2325 566.00      
4 A' 1499 1499 22.85      
5 A' 1457 1457 2.62      
6 A' 1370 1370 156.51      
7 A' 1154 1154 10.96      
8 A' 962 962 21.39      
9 A' 689 689 7.64      
10 A' 243 243 5.96      
11 A" 3107 3107 24.54      
12 A" 1499 1499 9.41      
13 A" 1111 1111 0.34      
14 A" 599 599 14.31      
15 A" 52i 52i 0.79      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11084.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11084.0 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 M06-2X/6-311G**
ABC
1.46381 0.18230 0.16727

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-311G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.059 -1.550 0.000
N2 0.699 -0.290 0.000
N3 0.000 0.720 0.000
N4 -0.548 1.702 0.000
H5 0.673 -2.352 0.000
H6 -0.685 -1.641 0.892
H7 -0.685 -1.641 -0.892

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 N3 N4 H5 H6 H7
C11.47062.27063.28881.08631.09381.0938
N21.47061.22792.35022.06252.13012.1301
N32.27061.22791.12503.14492.61512.6151
N43.28882.35021.12504.23443.46283.4628
H51.08632.06253.14494.23441.77421.7742
H61.09382.13012.61513.46281.77421.7843
H71.09382.13012.61513.46281.77421.7843

picture of methyl azide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 N3 114.288 N2 C1 H5 106.573
N2 C1 H6 111.487 N2 C1 H7 111.487
N2 N3 N4 174.485 H5 C1 H6 108.948
H5 C1 H7 108.948 H6 C1 H7 109.307
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.256      
2 N -0.303      
3 N 0.263      
4 N -0.164      
5 H 0.161      
6 H 0.150      
7 H 0.150      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.863 -2.045 0.000 2.220
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -25.228 1.773 0.000
y 1.773 -23.394 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -23.255
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.903 1.773 0.000
y 1.773 0.848 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.055
Polar
3z2-r22.111
x2-y2-1.834
xy1.773
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.855 -1.443 0.000
y -1.443 7.260 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.910


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 73.323
(<r2>)1/2 8.563