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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

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

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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)

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Energy calculated at CCD/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.034927
Energy at 298.15K-131.034446
HF Energy-130.681456
Nuclear repulsion energy47.340416
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 CCD/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' 3411 3198 15.64      
2 A' 1961 1838 35.73      
3 A' 1140 1069 30.28      
4 A' 744 697 13.42      
5 A' 422 396 2.93      
6 A" 477 447 4.77      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4077.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9376) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3823.1 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 CCD/6-31G**
ABC
42.34859 0.36782 0.36466

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.098 -1.244 0.000
C2 0.000 0.106 0.000
N3 0.007 1.275 0.000
H4 0.540 -2.105 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.35352.52121.0718
C21.35351.16912.2760
N32.52121.16913.4218
H41.07182.27603.4218

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 176.183 C2 C1 H4 139.290
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at CCD/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.031332
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-130.679848
Nuclear repulsion energy47.499871
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 CCD/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 3515 3296 67.32      
2 Σ 1585 1486 65.22      
3 Σ 1270 1190 34.60      
4 Π 467 438 0.41      
4 Π 467 438 0.41      
5 Π 498i 467i 54.59      
5 Π 498i 467i 54.59      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3154.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9376) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2957.3 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 CCD/6-31G**
B
0.36709

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCD/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 0.089
N3 0.000 0.000 1.286
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.274

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.30022.49671.0632
C21.30021.19652.3634
N32.49671.19653.5599
H41.06322.36343.5599

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 CCD/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.084      
2 C 0.223      
3 N -0.389      
4 H 0.251      


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 -3.453 3.453
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 0.000 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.000


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

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

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Energy calculated at CCD/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.019376
Energy at 298.15K-131.018779
HF Energy-130.618233
Nuclear repulsion energy46.589650
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 CCD/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' 3104 2910 27.13      
2 A' 2283 2140 19.56      
3 A' 1091 1023 62.47      
4 A' 983 922 11.92      
5 A' 397 372 16.01      
6 A" 318 299 10.26      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4088.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9376) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3833.1 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 CCD/6-31G**
ABC
17.20682 0.36323 0.35572

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.023 -1.312 0.000
C2 0.000 0.105 0.000
N3 -0.174 1.266 0.000
H4 1.079 -1.620 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.41702.58571.1001
C21.41701.17432.0343
N32.58571.17433.1462
H41.10012.03433.1462

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 CCD/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.019376
Energy at 298.15K-131.018779
HF Energy-130.618233
Nuclear repulsion energy46.589650
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 CCD/6-31G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at CCD/6-31G**
ABC
17.20682 0.36323 0.35572

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

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability