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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: LSDA/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 LSDA/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.644762
Energy at 298.15K-130.643910
HF Energy-130.644762
Nuclear repulsion energy47.208841
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 LSDA/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' 3360 3297 69.46      
2 A' 1873 1838 17.88      
3 A' 1273 1249 3.31      
4 A' 447 439 5.17      
5 A' 261 257 55.15      
6 A" 450 442 2.73      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3831.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9813) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3760.3 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 LSDA/6-31G**
ABC
187.73040 0.36478 0.36407

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.029 -1.216 0.000
C2 0.000 0.081 0.000
N3 -0.081 1.291 0.000
H4 0.394 -2.231 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.29702.50931.0787
C21.29701.21292.3450
N32.50931.21293.5538
H41.07872.34503.5538

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 177.445 C2 C1 H4 161.506
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at LSDA/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.644657
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-130.644657
Nuclear repulsion energy47.225923
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 LSDA/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 3386 3323 88.18      
2 Σ 1862 1827 18.27      
3 Σ 1285 1261 3.24      
4 Π 452 443 2.21      
4 Π 452 443 2.21      
5 Π 182i 179i 52.35      
5 Π 182i 179i 52.35      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3535.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9813) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3469.7 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 LSDA/6-31G**
B
0.36385

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at LSDA/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 0.080
N3 0.000 0.000 1.296
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.287

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.29092.50691.0764
C21.29091.21592.3674
N32.50691.21593.5833
H41.07642.36743.5833

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 LSDA/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.052      
2 C 0.269      
3 N -0.442      
4 H 0.225      


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 -3.261 3.261
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.897 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.897 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.064
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.916 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.916 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.833
Polar
3z2-r23.666
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 1.650 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.650 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.286


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.997
(<r2>)1/2 6.000

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at LSDA/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.619852
Energy at 298.15K-130.619265
HF Energy-130.619852
Nuclear repulsion energy46.915250
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 LSDA/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' 3031 2974 3.91      
2 A' 2074 2035 10.71      
3 A' 1145 1124 9.96      
4 A' 842 826 87.29      
5 A' 445 437 22.23      
6 A" 313 307 10.40      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3924.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9813) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3851.1 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 LSDA/6-31G**
ABC
18.93893 0.37140 0.36425

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.247 -1.248 0.000
C2 0.000 0.085 0.000
N3 -0.401 1.212 0.000
H4 1.326 -1.506 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.35502.54381.1090
C21.35501.19672.0706
N32.54381.19673.2202
H41.10902.07063.2202

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.130      
2 C 0.320      
3 N -0.375      
4 H 0.186      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.898 -1.179 0.000 2.234
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.128 -1.790 0.000
y -1.790 -20.796 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.549
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.044 -1.790 0.000
y -1.790 -4.957 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.913
Polar
3z2-r25.826
x2-y24.668
xy-1.790
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.683 -1.284 0.000
y -1.284 5.980 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.170


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.110
(<r2>)1/2 6.009

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at LSDA/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.619852
Energy at 298.15K-130.619265
HF Energy-130.619852
Nuclear repulsion energy46.915250
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 LSDA/6-31G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at LSDA/6-31G**
ABC
18.93893 0.37140 0.36425

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

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability