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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

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

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

State 1 (3A") , Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C2 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.389262
Energy at 298.15K-131.388547
HF Energy-131.389262
Nuclear repulsion energy46.876677
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 BLYP/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' 3328 3303 35.79      
2 A' 1784 1771 20.38      
3 A' 1223 1214 2.95      
4 A' 458 455 26.08      
5 A' 383 380 30.61      
6 A" 440 437 2.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3808.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9923) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3779.3 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 BLYP/6-31G**
ABC
93.17816 0.36071 0.35932

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.089 -1.227 0.000
C2 0.000 0.081 0.000
N3 -0.167 1.290 0.000
H4 0.636 -2.155 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.31152.53061.0770
C21.31151.22072.3248
N32.53061.22073.5377
H41.07702.32483.5377

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 176.023 C2 C1 H4 153.350
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.388724
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-131.388724
Nuclear repulsion energy46.923536
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 BLYP/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 3388 3362 66.30      
2 Σ 1758 1744 20.37      
3 Σ 1249 1239 2.25      
4 Π 443 439 1.00      
4 Π 443 439 1.00      
5 Π 290i 288i 47.12      
5 Π 290i 288i 47.12      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3350.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9923) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3324.2 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 BLYP/6-31G**
B
0.35909

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.220
C2 0.000 0.000 0.078
N3 0.000 0.000 1.305
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.292

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.29792.52501.0720
C21.29791.22712.3699
N32.52501.22713.5970
H41.07202.36993.5970

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 180.000 C2 C1 H4 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.016      
2 C 0.324      
3 N -0.474      
4 H 0.166      


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 -3.159 3.159
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.840 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.840 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.326
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.757 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.757 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.514
Polar
3z2-r23.028
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 1.643 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.643 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.322


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.344
(<r2>)1/2 6.029

State 2 (1A') , Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.366972
Energy at 298.15K-131.366377
HF Energy-131.366972
Nuclear repulsion energy46.513008
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 BLYP/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' 2981 2958 16.77      
2 A' 2009 1994 14.09      
3 A' 1081 1073 23.68      
4 A' 899 892 56.92      
5 A' 431 427 19.22      
6 A" 311 309 7.82      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3856.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9923) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3826.6 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 BLYP/6-31G**
ABC
18.10948 0.36473 0.35753

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.303 -1.254 0.000
C2 0.000 0.091 0.000
N3 -0.460 1.201 0.000
H4 1.398 -1.430 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.37802.57051.1092
C21.37801.20192.0660
N32.57051.20193.2213
H41.10922.06603.2213

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.090      
2 C 0.340      
3 N -0.394      
4 H 0.144      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.852 -1.021 0.000 2.114
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.108 -1.378 0.000
y -1.378 -21.127 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.517
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.214 -1.378 0.000
y -1.378 -5.315 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.101
Polar
3z2-r26.202
x2-y25.020
xy-1.378
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.860 -1.439 0.000
y -1.439 5.861 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.146


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.591
(<r2>)1/2 6.049

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.366972
Energy at 298.15K-131.366377
HF Energy-131.366972
Nuclear repulsion energy46.513008
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 BLYP/6-31G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at BLYP/6-31G**
ABC
18.10948 0.36473 0.35753

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

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability