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

using model chemistry: HSEh1PBE/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 HSEh1PBE/cc-pCVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.990127
Energy at 298.15K-254.989527
HF Energy-254.990127
Nuclear repulsion energy46.784518
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 HSEh1PBE/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 2242 2242 1.88      
2 Σ 367 367 57.08      
3 Π 122 122 13.25      
3 Π 122 122 13.25      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1425.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1425.6 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 HSEh1PBE/cc-pCVTZ
B
0.15530

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HSEh1PBE/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 -1.846
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.550

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.15952.2364
N21.15953.3959
Na32.23643.3959

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 HSEh1PBE/cc-pCVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.319      
2 N -0.247      
3 Na 0.566      


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 10.569 10.569
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.118 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.118 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.480
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.819 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.819 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.638
Polar
3z2-r27.276
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 3.054 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.054 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.586


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 63.039
(<r2>)1/2 7.940

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at HSEh1PBE/cc-pCVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.990127
Energy at 298.15K-254.989527
HF Energy-254.990127
Nuclear repulsion energy46.784518
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 HSEh1PBE/cc-pCVTZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HSEh1PBE/cc-pCVTZ
B
0.15530

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HSEh1PBE/cc-pCVTZ

Point Group is C∞v

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 3 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2
Energy calculated at HSEh1PBE/cc-pCVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.990631
Energy at 298.15K-254.989787
HF Energy-254.990631
Nuclear repulsion energy49.032400
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 HSEh1PBE/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 2165 2165 112.99      
2 Σ 412 412 66.83      
3 Π 43 43 4.43      
3 Π 43 43 4.43      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1331.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1331.2 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 HSEh1PBE/cc-pCVTZ
B
0.17908

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HSEh1PBE/cc-pCVTZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.842
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.672
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.432

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.16993.2739
N21.16992.1040
Na33.27392.1040

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 HSEh1PBE/cc-pCVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.265      
2 N -0.388      
3 Na 0.653      


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 10.716 10.716
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.125 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.125 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.999
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.563 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.563 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.126
Polar
3z2-r22.252
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 3.062 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.062 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.470


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 56.534
(<r2>)1/2 7.519