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

using model chemistry: TPSSh/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 TPSSh/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.135671
Energy at 298.15K-255.135062
HF Energy-255.135671
Nuclear repulsion energy46.472583
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 TPSSh/6-31G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 2206 2115 2.97      
2 Σ 362 347 51.75      
3 Π 123 118 17.36      
3 Π 123 118 17.36      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1406.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9587) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1348.7 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 TPSSh/6-31G**
B
0.15418

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.682
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.857
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.554

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17572.2354
N21.17573.4111
Na32.23543.4111

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 TPSSh/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.108      
2 N -0.467      
3 Na 0.575      


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 10.262 10.262
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.824 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.824 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.009


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 63.284
(<r2>)1/2 7.955

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at TPSSh/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.140653
Energy at 298.15K-255.140413
HF Energy-255.140653
Nuclear repulsion energy51.686099
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 TPSSh/6-31G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 2098 2011 25.26      
2 A' 387 371 54.30      
3 A' 187 179 5.12      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1335.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9587) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1280.6 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 TPSSh/6-31G**
ABC
1.87726 0.27940 0.24320

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.116 0.667 0.000
N2 0.000 1.076 0.000
Na3 -0.609 -1.048 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18822.4322
N21.18822.2095
Na32.43222.2095

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 85.868 C1 Na3 N2 29.162
N2 C1 Na3 64.970
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.058      
2 N -0.444      
3 Na 0.502      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -4.452 -7.130 0.000 8.406
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.050 -0.063 0.000
y -0.063 3.721 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.943


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 44.529
(<r2>)1/2 6.673

Conformer 3 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at TPSSh/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.134164
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-255.134164
Nuclear repulsion energy48.683761
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 TPSSh/6-31G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 2130 2042 100.89      
2 Σ 409 392 56.65      
3 Π 64i 62i 7.60      
3 Π 64i 62i 7.60      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1205.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9587) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1155.4 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 TPSSh/6-31G**
B
0.17737

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.855
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.669
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.438

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18643.2929
N21.18642.1065
Na33.29292.1065

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 TPSSh/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.122      
2 N -0.526      
3 Na 0.648      


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 10.287 10.287
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.737 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.737 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.160


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 56.740
(<r2>)1/2 7.533