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All results from a given calculation for HCN (Hydrogen cyanide)

using model chemistry: B1B95/cc-pCVQZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 1Σ
Energy calculated at B1B95/cc-pCVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-93.426630
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-93.426630
Nuclear repulsion energy24.115541
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 B1B95/cc-pCVQZ
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 3465 3465 64.22      
2 Σ 2227 2227 1.53      
3 Π 768 768 35.69      
3 Π 768 768 35.69      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3614.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3614.2 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 B1B95/cc-pCVQZ
B
1.50896

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/cc-pCVQZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.495
H2 0.000 0.000 -1.560
N3 0.000 0.000 0.647

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 N3
C11.06461.1424
H21.06462.2070
N31.14242.2070

picture of Hydrogen cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 N3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/cc-pCVQZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.067      
2 H 0.165      
3 N -0.097      


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 -3.006 3.006
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.841 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.841 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.238


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 13.707
(<r2>)1/2 3.702