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

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/6-31G**

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 mPW1PW91/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.089360
Energy at 298.15K-255.088754
HF Energy-255.089360
Nuclear repulsion energy46.660192
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 mPW1PW91/6-31G**
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 2260 2151 1.76      
2 Σ 366 348 54.88      
3 Π 123 117 17.15      
3 Π 123 117 17.15      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1435.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9515) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1365.9 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 mPW1PW91/6-31G**
B
0.15523

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G**

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.681
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.850
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.549

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.16922.2298
N21.16923.3990
Na32.22983.3990

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
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.112      
2 N -0.468      
3 Na 0.580      


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 10.380 10.380
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.992 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.992 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.866
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.063 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.063 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.126
Polar
3z2-r28.252
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 2.660 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.660 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.405


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 62.885
(<r2>)1/2 7.930

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.094816
Energy at 298.15K-255.094568
HF Energy-255.094816
Nuclear repulsion energy51.840235
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 mPW1PW91/6-31G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 2151 2046 28.19      
2 A' 387 368 55.89      
3 A' 181 173 5.34      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1359.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9515) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1293.4 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 mPW1PW91/6-31G**
ABC
1.90317 0.27986 0.24398

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.090 0.639 0.000
N2 0.000 1.094 0.000
Na3 -0.595 -1.044 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18122.3819
N21.18122.2192
Na32.38192.2192

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 82.917 C1 Na3 N2 29.479
N2 C1 Na3 67.604
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.055      
2 N -0.454      
3 Na 0.509      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -4.463 -7.207 0.000 8.477
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.255 3.585 0.000
y 3.585 -14.028 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.289
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.597 3.585 0.000
y 3.585 4.244 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.648
Polar
3z2-r2-1.295
x2-y2-5.227
xy3.585
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.858 -0.110 0.000
y -0.110 3.483 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.780


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 44.373
(<r2>)1/2 6.661

Conformer 3 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.088163
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-255.088163
Nuclear repulsion energy48.879557
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 mPW1PW91/6-31G**
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 2181 2076 108.77      
2 Σ 416 395 61.68      
3 Π 67i 64i 7.87      
3 Π 67i 64i 7.87      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1231.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9515) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1172.0 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 mPW1PW91/6-31G**
B
0.17864

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G**

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.848
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.668
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.433

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18003.2805
N21.18002.1005
Na33.28052.1005

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
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.124      
2 N -0.536      
3 Na 0.660      


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 10.372 10.372
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.932 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.932 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.943
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.995 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.995 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.989
Polar
3z2-r23.979
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 2.538 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.538 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.343


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 56.349
(<r2>)1/2 7.507