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All results from a given calculation for NH2CN (cyanamide)

using model chemistry: QCISD/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 QCISD/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-148.383799
Energy at 298.15K-148.386070
Nuclear repulsion energy58.825539
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 QCISD/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' 3635 3422 33.15      
2 A' 2352 2215 59.99      
3 A' 1688 1589 42.49      
4 A' 1083 1020 5.46      
5 A' 676 636 255.90      
6 A' 458 431 21.55      
7 A" 3741 3521 44.55      
8 A" 1235 1162 0.00      
9 A" 390 367 0.80      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7627.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9414) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7180.9 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 QCISD/6-31G**
ABC
10.08200 0.33225 0.32492

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.221 0.000
N2 -0.043 1.391 0.000
N3 0.115 -1.134 0.000
H4 -0.254 -1.563 0.836
H5 -0.254 -1.563 -0.836

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 N3 H4 H5
C11.17121.36001.98631.9863
N21.17122.53053.07753.0775
N31.36002.53051.00941.0094
H41.98633.07751.00941.6717
H51.98633.07751.00941.6717

picture of cyanamide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 H4 113.090 C1 N3 H5 113.090
N2 C1 N3 177.229 H4 N3 H5 111.800
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at QCISD/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-148.381514
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-147.912346
Nuclear repulsion energy59.049010
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 QCISD/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 3734 3516 73.98      
2 A1 2353 2215 96.51      
3 A1 1673 1575 52.80      
4 A1 1130 1063 13.20      
5 B1 494 465 0.74      
6 B1 498i 469i 342.38      
7 B2 3865 3638 90.81      
8 B2 1161 1093 3.68      
9 B2 389 366 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7150.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9414) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6731.4 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 QCISD/6-31G**
ABC
11.18664 0.33471 0.32498

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.220
N2 0.000 0.000 1.394
N3 0.000 0.000 -1.119
H4 0.000 0.865 -1.623
H5 0.000 -0.865 -1.623

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 N3 H4 H5
C11.17301.33922.03662.0366
N21.17302.51223.13853.1385
N31.33922.51221.00121.0012
H42.03663.13851.00121.7293
H52.03663.13851.00121.7293

picture of cyanamide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 H4 120.278 C1 N3 H5 120.278
N2 C1 N3 180.000 H4 N3 H5 119.444
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability