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

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)/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(T)/cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.607099
Energy at 298.15K-254.606454
HF Energy-254.219965
Nuclear repulsion energy46.122550
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(T)/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 2144 2080        
2 Σ 357 346        
3 Π 113 109        
3 Π 113 109        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1363.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9697) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1321.9 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 CCSD(T)/cc-pVQZ
B
0.15038

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.702
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.874
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.576

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17132.2779
N21.17133.4492
Na32.27793.4492

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(T)/cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.611710
Energy at 298.15K-254.611453
HF Energy-254.226715
Nuclear repulsion energy51.279382
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(T)/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' 373 361        
2 A' 182 177        
3 A' 2061 1998        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1307.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9697) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1268.1 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 CCSD(T)/cc-pVQZ
ABC
1.90233 0.26980 0.23629

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.093 0.664 0.000
N2 0.000 1.111 0.000
Na3 -0.596 -1.069 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18102.4203
N21.18102.2604
Na32.42032.2604

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 83.046 C1 Na3 N2 28.971
N2 C1 Na3 67.983
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 3 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2
Energy calculated at CCSD(T)/cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.607710
Energy at 298.15K-254.606756
HF Energy-254.226124
Nuclear repulsion energy48.311532
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(T)/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 2092 2029        
2 Σ 393 381        
3 Π 20 20        
3 Π 20 20        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1262.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9697) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1224.5 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(T)/cc-pVQZ
B
0.17306

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.869
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.689
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.458

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17953.3271
N21.17952.1476
Na33.32712.1476

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