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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: TPSSh/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 TPSSh/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.432662
Energy at 298.15K-131.432008
HF Energy-131.432662
Nuclear repulsion energy47.106299
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 TPSSh/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' 3391 3251 29.19      
2 A' 1819 1744 33.59      
3 A' 1220 1170 7.66      
4 A' 514 493 36.48      
5 A' 399 383 10.35      
6 A" 441 423 1.46      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3892.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9587) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3731.3 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 TPSSh/6-31G**
ABC
73.65479 0.36442 0.36263

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.105 -1.226 0.000
C2 0.000 0.087 0.000
N3 -0.193 1.277 0.000
H4 0.719 -2.105 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.31712.52091.0723
C21.31711.20582.3073
N32.52091.20583.5034
H41.07232.30733.5034

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 175.377 C2 C1 H4 149.690
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at TPSSh/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.431696
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-131.431696
Nuclear repulsion energy47.176476
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 TPSSh/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 3462 3319 66.40      
2 Σ 1747 1675 36.92      
3 Σ 1266 1214 5.15      
4 Π 446 427 0.54      
4 Π 446 427 0.54      
5 Π 330i 317i 50.75      
5 Π 330i 317i 50.75      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3352.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9587) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3214.3 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 TPSSh/6-31G**
B
0.36270

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.215
C2 0.000 0.000 0.082
N3 0.000 0.000 1.297
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.282

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.29682.51231.0668
C21.29681.21552.3637
N32.51231.21553.5791
H41.06682.36373.5791

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 TPSSh/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.046      
2 C 0.301      
3 N -0.492      
4 H 0.237      


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 -3.285 3.285
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 1.642 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.642 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.213


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.052
(<r2>)1/2 6.004

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at TPSSh/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.401126
Energy at 298.15K-131.400546
HF Energy-131.401126
Nuclear repulsion energy46.777841
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 TPSSh/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' 3065 2938 16.46      
2 A' 2081 1995 18.58      
3 A' 1093 1048 37.67      
4 A' 935 897 48.50      
5 A' 439 421 22.37      
6 A" 309 296 8.35      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3960.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9587) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3796.7 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 TPSSh/6-31G**
ABC
18.21207 0.36831 0.36101

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.219 -1.268 0.000
C2 0.000 0.092 0.000
N3 -0.373 1.222 0.000
H4 1.296 -1.499 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.37792.55961.1017
C21.37791.18982.0524
N32.55961.18983.1923
H41.10172.05243.1923

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.086      
2 C 0.331      
3 N -0.416      
4 H 0.171      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.873 -1.174 0.000 2.210
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 2.660 -1.203 0.000
y -1.203 5.973 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.176


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.331
(<r2>)1/2 6.027

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at TPSSh/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.401126
Energy at 298.15K-131.400546
HF Energy-131.401126
Nuclear repulsion energy46.777841
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 TPSSh/6-31G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at TPSSh/6-31G**
ABC
18.21207 0.36831 0.36101

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

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability