return to home page Computational Chemistry Comparison and Benchmark DataBase Release 22 (May 2022) Standard Reference Database 101 National Institute of Standards and Technology
You are here: Calculated > Energy > Optimized > Energy

All results from a given calculation for LiCN (lithium cyanide)

using model chemistry: QCISD/cc-pCVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no C*V LiCN 1Σ
1 2 no CS 1A'
1 3 yes C*V LiNC 1Σ

Conformer 1 (C*V LiCN)

Jump to S1C2 S1C3
Energy calculated at QCISD/cc-pCVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-100.161101
Energy at 298.15K-100.160165
HF Energy-99.810026
Nuclear repulsion energy27.603035
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 QCISD/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 2206 2206 11.12      
2 Σ 626 626 123.32      
3 Π 170 170 37.77      
3 Π 170 170 37.77      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1585.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1585.8 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 QCISD/cc-pCVTZ
B
0.37606

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -2.075
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.149
N3 0.000 0.000 1.017

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 N3
Li11.92633.0921
C21.92631.1658
N33.09211.1658

picture of lithium cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Li1 C2 N3 180.000 Li1 N3 C2 0.000
C2 Li1 N3 0.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1 S1C3
Energy calculated at QCISD/cc-pCVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-100.165400
Energy at 298.15K-100.164631
HF Energy-99.816676
Nuclear repulsion energy29.246614
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 QCISD/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 A' 2091 2091 34.17      
2 A' 662 662 146.55      
3 A' 160 160 35.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1456.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1456.7 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 QCISD/cc-pCVTZ
ABC
2.12833 0.78829 0.57524

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 1.443 -0.589 0.000
C2 -0.722 -0.366 0.000
N3 0.000 0.566 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 N3
Li12.17601.8481
C22.17601.1787
N31.84811.1787

picture of lithium cyanide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Li1 C2 N3 58.127 Li1 N3 C2 89.079
C2 Li1 N3 32.794
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 3 (C*V LiNC)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2
Energy calculated at QCISD/cc-pCVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-100.165762
Energy at 298.15K-100.164630
HF Energy-99.820668
Nuclear repulsion energy28.366784
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 QCISD/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 2130 2130 140.97      
2 Σ 712 712 158.74      
3 Π 99 99 26.42      
3 Π 99 99 26.42      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1519.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1519.6 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 QCISD/cc-pCVTZ
B
0.43581

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 1.885
C2 0.000 0.000 -1.069
N3 0.000 0.000 0.108

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 N3
Li12.95351.7767
C22.95351.1768
N31.77671.1768

picture of lithium cyanide state 1 conformation 3
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Li1 C2 N3 0.000 Li1 N3 C2 180.000
C2 Li1 N3 0.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability