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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

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 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 B3PW91/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.367082
Energy at 298.15K-131.366408
HF Energy-131.367082
Nuclear repulsion energy47.229018
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 A' 3404 3263 36.06      
2 A' 1826 1750 33.07      
3 A' 1239 1188 7.50      
4 A' 487 467 28.70      
5 A' 392 376 19.25      
6 A" 448 430 1.96      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3898.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9584) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3736.1 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 B3PW91/6-31G**
ABC
82.01398 0.36606 0.36444

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.074 -1.224 0.000
C2 0.000 0.086 0.000
N3 -0.155 1.279 0.000
H4 0.640 -2.134 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.31212.51351.0718
C21.31211.20302.3107
N32.51351.20303.5047
H41.07182.31073.5047

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 175.835 C2 C1 H4 151.370
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.366403
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-131.366403
Nuclear repulsion energy47.287016
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 3465 3321 69.34      
2 Σ 1761 1688 36.31      
3 Σ 1281 1228 5.27      
4 Π 451 432 0.94      
4 Π 451 432 0.94      
5 Π 297i 284i 50.99      
5 Π 297i 284i 50.99      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3407.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9584) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3266.1 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 B3PW91/6-31G**
B
0.36443

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)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.212
C2 0.000 0.000 0.082
N3 0.000 0.000 1.294
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.279

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.29412.50601.0670
C21.29411.21192.3610
N32.50601.21193.5729
H41.06702.36103.5729

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 B3PW91/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.039      
2 C 0.287      
3 N -0.482      
4 H 0.234      


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 -3.288 3.288
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.867 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.867 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.101
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.883 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.883 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.766
Polar
3z2-r23.533
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 1.640 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.640 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.173


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.935
(<r2>)1/2 5.995

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.335918
Energy at 298.15K-131.335354
HF Energy-131.335918
Nuclear repulsion energy46.924109
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 A' 3085 2956 11.42      
2 A' 2113 2025 17.75      
3 A' 1103 1057 32.11      
4 A' 925 887 54.45      
5 A' 444 425 23.31      
6 A" 319 306 9.94      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3994.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9584) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3828.3 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 B3PW91/6-31G**
ABC
18.30479 0.37051 0.36316

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.130 -1.277 0.000
C2 0.000 0.091 0.000
N3 -0.281 1.242 0.000
H4 1.189 -1.578 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.37432.55241.1014
C21.37431.18492.0495
N32.55241.18493.1805
H41.10142.04953.1805

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
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 C -0.087      
2 C 0.325      
3 N -0.414      
4 H 0.177      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.814 -1.338 0.000 2.255
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.440 -2.180 0.000
y -2.180 -20.763 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.531
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.707 -2.180 0.000
y -2.180 -4.777 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.071
Polar
3z2-r26.141
x2-y24.323
xy-2.180
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.479 -0.940 0.000
y -0.940 6.060 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.189


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.173
(<r2>)1/2 6.014

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.335918
Energy at 298.15K-131.335354
HF Energy-131.335918
Nuclear repulsion energy46.924109
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**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3PW91/6-31G**
ABC
18.30479 0.37051 0.36316

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

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability