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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/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 MP2=FULL/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.024155
Energy at 298.15K-131.023773
HF Energy-130.679057
Nuclear repulsion energy47.413442
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 MP2=FULL/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' 3408 3184 13.21      
2 A' 2288 2138 1.71      
3 A' 1084 1013 29.79      
4 A' 864 808 7.98      
5 A' 453 423 4.91      
6 A" 527 492 8.98      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4312.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9344) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4029.2 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 MP2=FULL/6-31G**
ABC
34.28516 0.36830 0.36439

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.277 -1.229 0.000
C2 0.000 0.119 0.000
N3 0.192 1.254 0.000
H4 0.317 -2.121 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.37602.52661.0719
C21.37601.15102.2626
N32.52661.15103.3774
H41.07192.26263.3774

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 177.999 C2 C1 H4 134.747
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.018079
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-130.678657
Nuclear repulsion energy47.700882
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 MP2=FULL/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 3533 3301 79.37      
2 Σ 1716 1604 33.65      
3 Σ 1210 1131 43.26      
4 Π 513 480 1.85      
4 Π 513 480 1.85      
5 Π 560i 524i 58.27      
5 Π 560i 524i 58.27      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3182.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9344) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2973.5 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 MP2=FULL/6-31G**
B
0.36927

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G**

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.211
C2 0.000 0.000 0.099
N3 0.000 0.000 1.278
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.273

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.31002.48871.0615
C21.31001.17882.3715
N32.48871.17883.5503
H41.06152.37153.5503

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 MP2=FULL/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.090      
2 C 0.228      
3 N -0.394      
4 H 0.256      


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 -3.691 3.691
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.104 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.104 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.564
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.770 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.770 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.540
Polar
3z2-r23.080
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 1.589 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.589 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.085


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.813
(<r2>)1/2 5.984

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

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Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.016649
Energy at 298.15K-131.016076
HF Energy-130.616619
Nuclear repulsion energy46.505319
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 MP2=FULL/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' 3141 2935 21.74      
2 A' 2270 2121 7.88      
3 A' 1077 1006 75.38      
4 A' 989 925 1.10      
5 A' 395 369 16.57      
6 A" 343 321 13.82      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4107.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9344) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3838.4 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 MP2=FULL/6-31G**
ABC
17.62102 0.36277 0.35545

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.096 -1.303 0.000
C2 0.000 0.098 0.000
N3 -0.248 1.259 0.000
H4 1.158 -1.579 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.40432.58511.0967
C21.40431.18732.0376
N32.58511.18733.1669
H41.09672.03763.1669

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.016649
Energy at 298.15K-131.016076
HF Energy-130.616619
Nuclear repulsion energy46.505319
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 MP2=FULL/6-31G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP2=FULL/6-31G**
ABC
17.62102 0.36277 0.35545

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G**

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability