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All results from a given calculation for NH2CN (cyanamide)

using model chemistry: M06-2X/6-31G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C2V 1A1

Conformer 1 (Cs)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at M06-2X/6-31G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at M06-2X/6-31G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-31G**
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at M06-2X/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-148.722996
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-148.722996
Nuclear repulsion energy59.419295
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 M06-2X/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 3673 3491 86.08      
2 A1 2428 2308 134.16      
3 A1 1617 1537 64.48      
4 A1 1156 1099 10.52      
5 B1 533 506 1.73      
6 B1 426i 405i 336.45      
7 B2 3802 3613 113.88      
8 B2 1135 1079 5.67      
9 B2 417 397 0.03      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7167.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9504) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6811.8 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 M06-2X/6-31G**
ABC
11.09491 0.33981 0.32971

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-31G**

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.221
N2 0.000 0.000 1.382
N3 0.000 0.000 -1.110
H4 0.000 0.868 -1.616
H5 0.000 -0.868 -1.616

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 N3 H4 H5
C11.16141.33082.03152.0315
N21.16142.49223.12123.1212
N31.33082.49221.00481.0048
H42.03153.12121.00481.7364
H52.03153.12121.00481.7364

picture of cyanamide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 H4 120.227 C1 N3 H5 120.227
N2 C1 N3 180.000 H4 N3 H5 119.546
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.506      
2 N -0.446      
3 N -0.723      
4 H 0.332      
5 H 0.332      


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 -4.720 4.720
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.375 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.477 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.263
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.505 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.342 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.838
Polar
3z2-r2-1.675
x2-y2-3.898
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.508 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.041 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.753


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 39.454
(<r2>)1/2 6.281