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All results from a given calculation for HCN (Hydrogen cyanide)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/cc-pCVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 1Σ
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/cc-pCVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-93.402797
Energy at 298.15K-93.402941
HF Energy-93.402797
Nuclear repulsion energy23.864867
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 mPW1PW91/cc-pCVDZ
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 3493 3493 66.76      
2 Σ 2225 2225 2.39      
3 Π 778 778 35.14      
3 Π 778 778 35.14      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3637.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3637.2 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 mPW1PW91/cc-pCVDZ
B
1.47776

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/cc-pCVDZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.500
H2 0.000 0.000 -1.576
N3 0.000 0.000 0.654

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 N3
C11.07561.1545
H21.07562.2300
N31.15452.2300

picture of Hydrogen cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 N3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/cc-pCVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.008      
2 H 0.111      
3 N -0.119      


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 -2.861 2.861
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


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 1.275 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.275 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.959


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 13.725
(<r2>)1/2 3.705