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

using model chemistry: PBEPBEultrafine/TZVP

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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
1 3 no C*V 1Σ

Conformer 1 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at PBEPBEultrafine/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.944338
Energy at 298.15K-254.943812
HF Energy-254.944338
Nuclear repulsion energy46.410226
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 PBEPBEultrafine/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 2147 2123 2.52      
2 Σ 362 358 50.83      
3 Π 146 145 19.75      
3 Π 146 145 19.75      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1401.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9886) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1385.1 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 PBEPBEultrafine/TZVP
B
0.15339

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.687
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.860
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.558

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17392.2449
N21.17393.4187
Na32.24493.4187

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 PBEPBEultrafine/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.564      
2 N -0.250      
3 Na 0.815      


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 10.468 10.468
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.418 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.418 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.598
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.910 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.910 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.820
Polar
3z2-r27.640
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 2.935 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.935 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.226


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 63.852
(<r2>)1/2 7.991

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at PBEPBEultrafine/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.943698
Energy at 298.15K-254.943418
HF Energy-254.943698
Nuclear repulsion energy51.506101
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 PBEPBEultrafine/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' 2057 2033 17.30      
2 A' 364 360 59.19      
3 A' 173 171 5.41      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1296.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9886) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1281.9 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 PBEPBEultrafine/TZVP
ABC
1.88007 0.27543 0.24023

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.113 0.675 0.000
N2 0.000 1.079 0.000
Na3 -0.607 -1.055 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18432.4391
N21.18432.2182
Na32.43912.2182

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 85.920 C1 Na3 N2 28.969
N2 C1 Na3 65.111
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBEultrafine/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.380      
2 N -0.364      
3 Na 0.744      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -4.617 -7.461 0.000 8.774
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.938 3.509 0.000
y 3.509 -14.640 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.642
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.797 3.509 0.000
y 3.509 4.150 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.353
Polar
3z2-r2-0.706
x2-y2-5.298
xy3.509
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.674 0.210 0.000
y 0.210 4.364 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.067


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 45.243
(<r2>)1/2 6.726

Conformer 3 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at PBEPBEultrafine/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.943000
Energy at 298.15K-254.942351
HF Energy-254.943000
Nuclear repulsion energy48.470854
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 PBEPBEultrafine/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 2085 2062 83.39      
2 Σ 400 395 55.53      
3 Π 99 98 8.93      
3 Π 99 98 8.93      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1341.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9886) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1326.2 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 PBEPBEultrafine/TZVP
B
0.17498

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.863
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.680
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.449

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18323.3119
N21.18322.1287
Na33.31192.1287

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 PBEPBEultrafine/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.346      
2 N -0.499      
3 Na 0.846      


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 10.765 10.765
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.348 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.348 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.286
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.531 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.531 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.063
Polar
3z2-r22.125
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 2.836 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.836 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 8.216


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 57.767
(<r2>)1/2 7.600