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All results from a given calculation for HCCCN (Cyanoacetylene)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G**

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 B3PW91/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-169.498425
Energy at 298.15K-169.497764
Nuclear repulsion energy76.761023
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 B3PW91/6-31G**
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 3489 3344 84.09      
2 Σ 2395 2295 28.44      
3 Σ 2190 2098 1.10      
4 Σ 915 877 0.00      
5 Π 676 648 48.18      
5 Π 676 648 48.18      
6 Π 580 556 2.84      
6 Π 580 556 2.84      
7 Π 258 247 0.47      
7 Π 258 247 0.47      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6006.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9584) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5757.0 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 B3PW91/6-31G**
B
0.15145

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G**

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 1.905
C2 0.000 0.000 0.739
C3 0.000 0.000 -0.633
C4 0.000 0.000 -1.843
H5 0.000 0.000 -2.911

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 C2 C3 C4 H5
N11.16632.53783.74814.8156
C21.16631.37142.58173.6493
C32.53781.37141.21032.2778
C43.74812.58171.21031.0676
H54.81563.64932.27781.0676

picture of Cyanoacetylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N1 C2 C3 180.000 C2 C3 C4 180.000
C3 C4 H5 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N -0.490      
2 C 0.125      
3 C 0.598      
4 C -0.481      
5 H 0.247      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 -3.844 3.844
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -22.080 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -22.080 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -20.063
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.008 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.008 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.017
Polar
3z2-r24.034
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.021 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.021 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.595


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 73.303
(<r2>)1/2 8.562