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All results from a given calculation for N2O (Nitrous oxide)

using model chemistry: CCSD/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 1Σ
Energy calculated at CCSD/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-184.187025
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-183.673572
Nuclear repulsion energy60.185336
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/6-31G**
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 2353 2195 313.60      
2 Σ 1318 1230 70.46      
3 Π 597 557 9.16      
3 Π 597 557 9.16      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2433.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9326) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2269.1 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/6-31G**
B
0.41229

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD/6-31G**

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 -1.211
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.075
O3 0.000 0.000 1.126

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 N2 O3
N11.13572.3368
N21.13571.2011
O32.33681.2011

picture of Nitrous oxide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N1 N2 O3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability