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All results from a given calculation for HCNO (fulminic acid)

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/6-31G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 1Σ
1 2 no CS 1A'

Conformer 1 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-168.385453
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-168.385453
Nuclear repulsion energy60.490616
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 PBE1PBE/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 3564 3397 248.98 25.32 0.23 0.38
2 Σ 2408 2295 328.03 23.20 0.18 0.31
3 Σ 1353 1289 112.73 18.55 0.28 0.43
4 Π 585 557 0.11 0.90 0.75 0.86
4 Π 585 557 0.11 0.90 0.75 0.86
5 Π 259 247 93.43 2.38 0.75 0.86
5 Π 259 247 93.43 2.38 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4505.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9531) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4294.3 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 PBE1PBE/6-31G**
B
0.38336

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31G**

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 1.181
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.018
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.180
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.244

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 N2 C3 H4
O11.19932.36073.4247
N21.19931.16142.2253
C32.36071.16141.0639
H43.42472.22531.0639

picture of fulminic acid state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 N2 C3 180.000 N2 C3 H4 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.471      
2 N 0.196      
3 C -0.022      
4 H 0.297      


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 -3.142 3.142
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.441 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.441 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.416
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.513 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.513 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.025
Polar
3z2-r26.050
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 1.345 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.345 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.407


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 34.184
(<r2>)1/2 5.847

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-168.385454
Energy at 298.15K-168.386012
HF Energy-168.385454
Nuclear repulsion energy60.494229
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 PBE1PBE/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' 3564 3397 248.95      
2 A' 2409 2296 328.30      
3 A' 1353 1290 112.62      
4 A' 585 557 0.11      
5 A' 260 248 93.44      
6 A" 513 489 24.08      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4342.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9531) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4138.4 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 PBE1PBE/6-31G**
B
0.38341

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -0.001 -1.181 0.000
N2 0.000 0.018 0.000
C3 0.001 1.180 0.000
H4 0.002 2.244 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 N2 C3 H4
O11.19922.36053.4246
N21.19921.16142.2254
C32.36051.16141.0640
H43.42462.22541.0640

picture of fulminic acid state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 N2 C3 179.999 N2 C3 H4 179.987
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.471      
2 N 0.196      
3 C -0.022      
4 H 0.297      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.004 3.142 0.000 3.142
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.441 0.004 0.000
y 0.004 -13.416 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.441
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.513 0.004 0.000
y 0.004 3.025 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.513
Polar
3z2-r2-3.025
x2-y2-3.025
xy0.004
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.345 0.004 0.000
y 0.004 5.406 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.345


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 34.181
(<r2>)1/2 5.846