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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/6-31G**

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States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-168.423601
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-168.253681
Nuclear repulsion energy59.962480
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 B2PLYP/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 3560 3560 251.26 31.49 0.23 0.38
2 Σ 2316 2316 311.58 11.55 0.15 0.26
3 Σ 1297 1297 77.72 24.38 0.28 0.44
4 Π 557 557 0.85 0.52 0.75 0.86
4 Π 557 557 0.85 0.52 0.75 0.86
5 Π 189i 189i 86.46 2.00 0.75 0.86
5 Π 189i 189i 86.46 2.00 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3954.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3954.3 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 B2PLYP/6-31G**
B
0.37657

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G**

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 1.192
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.019
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.192
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.251

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 N2 C3 H4
O11.21152.38373.4435
N21.21151.17222.2320
C32.38371.17221.0598
H43.44352.23201.0598

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 B2PLYP/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.441      
2 N 0.166      
3 C 0.037      
4 H 0.238      


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 -3.078 3.078
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.500 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.500 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.619
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.440 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.440 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.880
Polar
3z2-r25.761
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 1.342 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.342 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.580


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 34.661
(<r2>)1/2 5.887

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-168.423753
Energy at 298.15K-168.424344
HF Energy-168.252088
Nuclear repulsion energy59.939353
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 B2PLYP/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' 3527 3527 197.36      
2 A' 2292 2292 326.14      
3 A' 1301 1301 62.17      
4 A' 553 553 4.00      
5 A' 280 280 138.67      
6 A" 556 556 1.09      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4253.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4253.9 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 B2PLYP/6-31G**
ABC
144.91717 0.37829 0.37731

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -0.838 -0.844 0.000
N2 0.000 0.028 0.000
C3 0.888 0.802 0.000
H4 1.376 1.745 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 N2 C3 H4
O11.20932.38493.4067
N21.20931.17792.2005
C32.38491.17791.0621
H43.40672.20051.0621

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 174.935 N2 C3 H4 158.426
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.426      
2 N 0.218      
3 C -0.010      
4 H 0.218      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.682 2.333 0.000 2.876
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.174 1.186 0.000
y 1.186 -14.277 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.524
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.773 1.186 0.000
y 1.186 2.071 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.298
Polar
3z2-r2-2.597
x2-y2-1.896
xy1.186
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.635 2.120 0.000
y 2.120 3.406 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.338


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 34.629
(<r2>)1/2 5.885