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All results from a given calculation for NH2CN (cyanamide)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes Cs 1A'
1 2 no C2V 1A1

Conformer 1 (Cs)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-148.369802
Energy at 298.15K-148.372072
Nuclear repulsion energy58.648207
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 MP2/6-31G**
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' 3634 3403 41.92      
2 A' 2272 2128 48.83      
3 A' 1674 1568 44.74      
4 A' 1078 1010 6.62      
5 A' 680 637 261.98      
6 A' 449 421 18.29      
7 A" 3747 3509 55.67      
8 A" 1223 1145 0.08      
9 A" 396 371 0.72      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7576.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9365) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7095.2 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 MP2/6-31G**
ABC
10.08170 0.33043 0.32318

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.216 0.000
N2 -0.031 1.398 0.000
N3 0.107 -1.136 0.000
H4 -0.266 -1.564 0.836
H5 -0.266 -1.564 -0.836

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 N3 H4 H5
C11.18291.35611.98361.9836
N21.18292.53813.08633.0863
N31.35612.53811.00991.0099
H41.98363.08631.00991.6715
H51.98363.08631.00991.6715

picture of cyanamide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 H4 113.120 C1 N3 H5 113.120
N2 C1 N3 176.980 H4 N3 H5 111.693
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-148.367421
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-147.910523
Nuclear repulsion energy58.862304
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 MP2/6-31G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3729 3492 87.71      
2 A1 2306 2159 85.92      
3 A1 1662 1557 55.30      
4 A1 1118 1047 13.33      
5 B1 481 450 0.07      
6 B1 509i 476i 341.67      
7 B2 3866 3621 105.74      
8 B2 1152 1079 5.20      
9 B2 401 375 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7103.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9365) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6652.0 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 MP2/6-31G**
ABC
11.17584 0.33266 0.32304

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.217
N2 0.000 0.000 1.400
N3 0.000 0.000 -1.121
H4 0.000 0.865 -1.626
H5 0.000 -0.865 -1.626

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 N3 H4 H5
C11.18331.33742.03582.0358
N21.18332.52063.14733.1473
N31.33742.52061.00191.0019
H42.03583.14731.00191.7301
H52.03583.14731.00191.7301

picture of cyanamide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 H4 120.298 C1 N3 H5 120.298
N2 C1 N3 180.000 H4 N3 H5 119.403
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability