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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.423063
Energy at 298.15K-131.422370
HF Energy-131.423063
Nuclear repulsion energy47.235472
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 B3LYP/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' 3400 3267 39.61      
2 A' 1799 1728 29.72      
3 A' 1249 1200 5.98      
4 A' 470 452 22.87      
5 A' 384 369 30.11      
6 A" 451 434 2.21      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3876.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9608) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3724.6 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 B3LYP/6-31G**
ABC
91.09097 0.36610 0.36464

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.077 -1.221 0.000
C2 0.000 0.084 0.000
N3 -0.155 1.281 0.000
H4 0.621 -2.143 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.30692.51211.0710
C21.30691.20672.3122
N32.51211.20673.5108
H41.07102.31223.5108

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 176.011 C2 C1 H4 152.882
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.422540
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-131.422540
Nuclear repulsion energy47.287575
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 B3LYP/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 3458 3323 71.45      
2 Σ 1748 1680 32.06      
3 Σ 1286 1235 4.03      
4 Π 453 436 1.03      
4 Π 453 436 1.03      
5 Π 277i 266i 49.57      
5 Π 277i 266i 49.57      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3421.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9608) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3287.8 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 B3LYP/6-31G**
B
0.36461

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/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 1.295
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.277

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.29052.50551.0662
C21.29051.21502.3567
N32.50551.21503.5717
H41.06622.35673.5717

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 B3LYP/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.029      
2 C 0.302      
3 N -0.472      
4 H 0.199      


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 -3.246 3.246
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.856 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.856 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.270
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.793 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.793 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.586
Polar
3z2-r23.172
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 1.631 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.631 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.179


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.951
(<r2>)1/2 5.996

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.396973
Energy at 298.15K-131.396415
HF Energy-131.396973
Nuclear repulsion energy46.900081
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 B3LYP/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' 3072 2951 12.16      
2 A' 2104 2021 17.67      
3 A' 1096 1054 35.31      
4 A' 932 896 48.74      
5 A' 442 425 22.59      
6 A" 325 313 10.27      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3985.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9608) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3829.6 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 B3LYP/6-31G**
ABC
18.31891 0.37000 0.36268

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.117 -1.280 0.000
C2 0.000 0.091 0.000
N3 -0.268 1.246 0.000
H4 1.174 -1.591 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.37602.55431.1012
C21.37601.18482.0509
N32.55431.18483.1815
H41.10122.05093.1815

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.076      
2 C 0.323      
3 N -0.404      
4 H 0.157      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.771 -1.344 0.000 2.223
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.525 -2.152 0.000
y -2.152 -20.839 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.524
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.656 -2.152 0.000
y -2.152 -4.815 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.158
Polar
3z2-r26.317
x2-y24.314
xy-2.152
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.449 -0.907 0.000
y -0.907 6.030 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.177


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.237
(<r2>)1/2 6.020

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.396973
Energy at 298.15K-131.396415
HF Energy-131.396973
Nuclear repulsion energy46.900081
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 B3LYP/6-31G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3LYP/6-31G**
ABC
18.31891 0.37000 0.36268

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G**

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability