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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/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 B2PLYP/cc-pCVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.001443
Energy at 298.15K-255.000834
HF Energy-254.883537
Nuclear repulsion energy46.537977
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 B2PLYP/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 2149 2149 6.16      
2 Σ 367 367 57.73      
3 Π 118 118 13.69      
3 Π 118 118 13.69      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1376.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1376.4 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 B2PLYP/cc-pCVTZ
B
0.15392

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/cc-pCVTZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.688
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.856
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.556

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.16782.2441
N21.16783.4119
Na32.24413.4119

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 B2PLYP/cc-pCVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.328      
2 N -0.225      
3 Na 0.553      


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 10.640 10.640
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.222 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.222 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.514
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.854 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.854 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.708
Polar
3z2-r27.416
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 3.058 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.058 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.465


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 63.568
(<r2>)1/2 7.973

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP/cc-pCVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.001443
Energy at 298.15K-255.000834
HF Energy-254.883537
Nuclear repulsion energy46.537977
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 B2PLYP/cc-pCVTZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B2PLYP/cc-pCVTZ
B
0.15392

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/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 B2PLYP/cc-pCVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.001820
Energy at 298.15K-255.000959
HF Energy-254.886882
Nuclear repulsion energy48.766614
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 B2PLYP/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 2096 2096 90.68      
2 Σ 411 411 67.85      
3 Π 39 39 4.15      
3 Π 39 39 4.15      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1291.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1291.9 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 B2PLYP/cc-pCVTZ
B
0.17718

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/cc-pCVTZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.852
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.675
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.440

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17663.2915
N21.17662.1149
Na33.29152.1149

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 B2PLYP/cc-pCVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.264      
2 N -0.367      
3 Na 0.631      


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 10.848 10.848
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.240 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.240 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.171
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.534 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.534 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.068
Polar
3z2-r22.137
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 3.060 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.060 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.290


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 57.113
(<r2>)1/2 7.557