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

using model chemistry: HSEh1PBE/TZVP

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States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at HSEh1PBE/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.978099
Energy at 298.15K-254.977586
HF Energy-254.978099
Nuclear repulsion energy46.703809
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 HSEh1PBE/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 2248 2158 0.80      
2 Σ 367 352 59.24      
3 Π 149 143 19.64      
3 Π 149 143 19.64      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1455.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9601) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1397.6 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 HSEh1PBE/TZVP
B
0.15473

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HSEh1PBE/TZVP

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.688
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.850
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.552

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.16122.2409
N21.16123.4020
Na32.24093.4020

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 HSEh1PBE/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.587      
2 N -0.279      
3 Na 0.866      


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 10.836 10.836
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.167 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.167 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.467
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.850 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.850 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.700
Polar
3z2-r27.400
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 2.580 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.580 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.646


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 63.253
(<r2>)1/2 7.953

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at HSEh1PBE/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.978316
Energy at 298.15K-254.978034
HF Energy-254.978316
Nuclear repulsion energy51.803402
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 HSEh1PBE/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' 2156 2070 26.83      
2 A' 376 361 62.08      
3 A' 164 157 8.48      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1347.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9601) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1294.0 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 HSEh1PBE/TZVP
ABC
1.94125 0.27577 0.24147

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HSEh1PBE/TZVP

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.088 0.659 0.000
N2 0.000 1.093 0.000
Na3 -0.593 -1.055 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17122.4010
N21.17122.2290
Na32.40102.2290

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 83.675 C1 Na3 N2 29.000
N2 C1 Na3 67.325
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HSEh1PBE/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.382      
2 N -0.417      
3 Na 0.799      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -4.711 -7.723 0.000 9.046
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.831 3.390 0.000
y 3.390 -14.390 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.356
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.958 3.390 0.000
y 3.390 4.203 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.246
Polar
3z2-r2-0.492
x2-y2-5.441
xy3.390
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.210 -0.059 0.000
y -0.059 3.582 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.743


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 44.933
(<r2>)1/2 6.703

Conformer 3 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at HSEh1PBE/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.978604
Energy at 298.15K-254.977962
HF Energy-254.978604
Nuclear repulsion energy48.860949
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 HSEh1PBE/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 2179 2092 107.95      
2 Σ 407 391 68.66      
3 Π 99 95 9.75      
3 Π 99 95 9.75      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1391.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9601) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1336.4 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 HSEh1PBE/TZVP
B
0.17751

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HSEh1PBE/TZVP

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.848
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.677
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.439

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17103.2871
N21.17102.1160
Na33.28712.1160

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 HSEh1PBE/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.333      
2 N -0.560      
3 Na 0.893      


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 10.993 10.993
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.070 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.070 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.014
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.528 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.528 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.056
Polar
3z2-r22.112
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 2.478 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.478 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.570


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 56.920
(<r2>)1/2 7.545