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

using model chemistry: CCSD/cc-pVQZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at CCSD/cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.586368
Energy at 298.15K-254.585734
HF Energy-254.220909
Nuclear repulsion energy46.282223
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 CCSD/cc-pVQZ
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 2210 2101 1.67      
2 Σ 359 341 62.58      
3 Π 115 110 13.35      
3 Π 115 110 13.35      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1399.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9505) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1330.5 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 CCSD/cc-pVQZ
B
0.15106

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.704
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.868
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.573

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.16392.2764
N21.16393.4403
Na32.27643.4403

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

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1 S1C3
Energy calculated at CCSD/cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.591154
Energy at 298.15K-254.590897
HF Energy-254.227605
Nuclear repulsion energy51.432650
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 CCSD/cc-pVQZ
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' 376 357 67.71      
2 A' 180 171 9.42      
3 A' 2126 2020 23.44      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1340.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9505) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1274.4 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 CCSD/cc-pVQZ
ABC
1.93279 0.26997 0.23688

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.091 0.672 0.000
N2 0.000 1.104 0.000
Na3 -0.595 -1.069 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17352.4242
N21.17352.2528
Na32.42422.2528

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 83.747 C1 Na3 N2 28.765
N2 C1 Na3 67.488
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 3 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2
Energy calculated at CCSD/cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.587518
Energy at 298.15K-254.586612
HF Energy-254.226890
Nuclear repulsion energy48.503264
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 CCSD/cc-pVQZ
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 2154 2047 94.75      
2 Σ 397 377 73.09      
3 Π 31 30 4.55      
3 Π 31 30 4.55      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1306.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9505) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1241.7 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 CCSD/cc-pVQZ
B
0.17416

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.862
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.689
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.454

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17243.3156
N21.17242.1431
Na33.31562.1431

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