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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/cc-pCVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at B3PW91/cc-pCVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.111047
Energy at 298.15K-255.110443
HF Energy-255.111047
Nuclear repulsion energy46.683966
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 B3PW91/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 2226 2226 1.97      
2 Σ 364 364 57.89      
3 Π 121 121 13.37      
3 Π 121 121 13.37      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1416.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1416.1 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 B3PW91/cc-pCVTZ
B
0.15450

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/cc-pCVTZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.690
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.850
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.554

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.16082.2434
N21.16083.4042
Na32.24343.4042

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 B3PW91/cc-pCVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.319      
2 N -0.249      
3 Na 0.568      


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 10.644 10.644
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.074 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.074 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.426
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.824 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.824 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.648
Polar
3z2-r27.295
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 3.061 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.060 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.518


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 63.284
(<r2>)1/2 7.955

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B3PW91/cc-pCVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.111047
Energy at 298.15K-255.110443
HF Energy-255.111047
Nuclear repulsion energy46.683966
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 B3PW91/cc-pCVTZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3PW91/cc-pCVTZ
B
0.15450

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/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 B3PW91/cc-pCVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.111487
Energy at 298.15K-255.110652
HF Energy-255.111487
Nuclear repulsion energy48.909022
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 B3PW91/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 2151 2151 109.89      
2 Σ 406 406 67.80      
3 Π 46 46 4.46      
3 Π 46 46 4.46      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1325.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1325.0 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 B3PW91/cc-pCVTZ
B
0.17799

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/cc-pCVTZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.846
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.675
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.437

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17113.2831
N21.17112.1120
Na33.28312.1120

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 B3PW91/cc-pCVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.268      
2 N -0.391      
3 Na 0.659      


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 10.793 10.793
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.078 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.078 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.984
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.547 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.547 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.094
Polar
3z2-r22.189
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 3.065 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.065 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.411


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 56.792
(<r2>)1/2 7.536