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All results from a given calculation for NaCN (Sodium Cyanide)

using model chemistry: BLYP/cc-pCVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 1Σ
1 3 no C*V 1Σ

Conformer 1 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/cc-pCVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.175918
Energy at 298.15K-255.175307
HF Energy-255.175918
Nuclear repulsion energy46.464941
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 BLYP/cc-pCVTZ
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 2133 2133 4.58      
2 Σ 360 360 47.67      
3 Π 120 120 12.57      
3 Π 120 120 12.58      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1366.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1366.6 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 BLYP/cc-pCVTZ
B
0.15360

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.687
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.858
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.558

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17112.2448
N21.17113.4159
Na32.24483.4159

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 0.000 C1 Na3 N2 0.000
N2 C1 Na3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/cc-pCVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.313      
2 N -0.219      
3 Na 0.532      


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 10.158 10.158
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.493 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.493 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.924
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.785 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.785 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.569
Polar
3z2-r27.138
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 3.451 -0.000 0.001
y -0.000 3.450 0.000
z 0.001 0.000 7.293


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 63.877
(<r2>)1/2 7.992

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/cc-pCVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.175918
Energy at 298.15K-255.175307
HF Energy-255.175918
Nuclear repulsion energy46.464941
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 BLYP/cc-pCVTZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at BLYP/cc-pCVTZ
B
0.15360

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

Point Group is C∞v

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 3 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/cc-pCVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.175725
Energy at 298.15K-255.174910
HF Energy-255.175725
Nuclear repulsion energy48.597737
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 BLYP/cc-pCVTZ
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 2063 2063 88.02      
2 Σ 401 401 50.95      
3 Π 53 53 4.22      
3 Π 53 53 4.22      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1284.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1284.8 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 BLYP/cc-pCVTZ
B
0.17602

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.858
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.677
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.444

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18143.3026
N21.18142.1212
Na33.30262.1212

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 3
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 180.000 C1 Na3 N2 0.000
N2 C1 Na3 0.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/cc-pCVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.257      
2 N -0.316      
3 Na 0.574      


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 10.390 10.390
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.556 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.556 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.326
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.615 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.615 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.230
Polar
3z2-r22.460
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 3.517 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.517 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 8.184


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 57.581
(<r2>)1/2 7.588