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All results from a given calculation for NaCN (Sodium Cyanide)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/TZVP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no C*V 1Σ
1 2 yes CS 1A
1 3 no C*V 1Σ

Conformer 1 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.975262
Energy at 298.15K-254.974729
HF Energy-254.872750
Nuclear repulsion energy46.464917
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/TZVP
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 2153 2055 3.76      
2 Σ 366 350 59.38      
3 Π 143 136 19.73      
3 Π 143 136 19.73      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1402.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9544) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1338.7 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/TZVP
B
0.15342

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/TZVP

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.689
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.859
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.559

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.16952.2479
N21.16953.4174
Na32.24793.4174

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 0.000 C1 Na3 N2 0.000
N2 C1 Na3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.590      
2 N -0.268      
3 Na 0.858      


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 10.899 10.899
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.273 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.273 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.557
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.858 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.858 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.716
Polar
3z2-r27.432
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 2.600 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.600 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.552


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 63.772
(<r2>)1/2 7.986

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.975417
Energy at 298.15K-254.975133
HF Energy-254.873976
Nuclear repulsion energy51.585242
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/TZVP
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' 2075 1981 16.98      
2 A' 371 354 63.40      
3 A' 166 158 8.20      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1306.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9544) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1246.6 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/TZVP
ABC
1.91376 0.27435 0.23995

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/TZVP

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.092 0.656 0.000
N2 0.000 1.100 0.000
Na3 -0.595 -1.058 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17852.4048
N21.17852.2385
Na32.40482.2385

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 83.286 C1 Na3 N2 29.124
N2 C1 Na3 67.590
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.384      
2 N -0.408      
3 Na 0.792      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -4.771 -7.733 0.000 9.086
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.031 3.429 0.000
y 3.429 -14.483 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.477
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.051 3.429 0.000
y 3.429 4.271 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.220
Polar
3z2-r2-0.440
x2-y2-5.548
xy3.429
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.187 -0.074 0.000
y -0.074 3.579 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.758


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 45.235
(<r2>)1/2 6.726

Conformer 3 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.975412
Energy at 298.15K-254.974749
HF Energy-254.876097
Nuclear repulsion energy48.595766
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/TZVP
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 2110 2014 83.47      
2 Σ 405 386 69.64      
3 Π 94 89 8.90      
3 Π 94 89 8.90      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1350.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9544) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1289.2 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 B2PLYP/TZVP
B
0.17560

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/TZVP

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.858
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.681
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.447

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17753.3049
N21.17752.1274
Na33.30492.1274

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 3
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 180.000 C1 Na3 N2 0.000
N2 C1 Na3 0.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.335      
2 N -0.548      
3 Na 0.884      


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 11.142 11.142
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.181 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.181 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.294
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.444 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.444 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.887
Polar
3z2-r21.774
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 2.491 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.491 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.400


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 57.530
(<r2>)1/2 7.585