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

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/cc-pVQZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.663598
Energy at 298.15K-254.663302
HF Energy-254.217656
Nuclear repulsion energy47.401494
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 MP2=FULL/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 2002 10.46      
2 Σ 426 407 59.19      
3 Π 200 192 15.37      
3 Π 200 192 15.37      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1458.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9571) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1396.3 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 MP2=FULL/cc-pVQZ
B
0.16274

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/cc-pVQZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.645
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.818
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.509

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17352.1538
N21.17353.3273
Na32.15383.3273

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)

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Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.663535
Energy at 298.15K-254.663211
HF Energy-254.225681
Nuclear repulsion energy51.924993
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 MP2=FULL/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' 2007 1921 7.40      
2 A' 332 318 71.84      
3 A' 168 160 3.82      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1253.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9571) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1199.9 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 MP2=FULL/cc-pVQZ
ABC
1.86842 0.28354 0.24618

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/cc-pVQZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.061 0.603 0.000
N2 0.000 1.127 0.000
Na3 -0.579 -1.046 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18312.3256
N21.18312.2484
Na32.32562.2484

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 78.654 C1 Na3 N2 29.920
N2 C1 Na3 71.426
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 3 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.660756
Energy at 298.15K-254.660209
HF Energy-254.225169
Nuclear repulsion energy49.645854
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 MP2=FULL/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 2079 1989 58.80      
2 Σ 531 508 66.43      
3 Π 97 93 3.78      
3 Π 97 93 3.78      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1401.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9571) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1341.4 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 MP2=FULL/cc-pVQZ
B
0.18612

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/cc-pVQZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.820
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.641
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.401

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17963.2209
N21.17962.0413
Na33.22092.0413

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