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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: QCISD(T)/TZVP

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States and conformations

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

State 1 (3A") , Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C2 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at QCISD(T)/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.124415
Energy at 298.15K-131.123789
HF Energy-130.720504
Nuclear repulsion energy47.090581
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 QCISD(T)/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' 3352 3228        
2 A' 1833 1766        
3 A' 1151 1109        
4 A' 642 618        
5 A' 379 365        
6 A" 404 390        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3880.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9632) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3737.7 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 QCISD(T)/TZVP
ABC
51.00021 0.36487 0.36228

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)/TZVP

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.106 -1.236 0.000
C2 0.000 0.093 0.000
N3 -0.207 1.271 0.000
H4 0.816 -2.040 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.33362.52631.0732
C21.33361.19552.2844
N32.52631.19553.4655
H41.07322.28443.4655

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 174.563 C2 C1 H4 143.063
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at QCISD(T)/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.121663
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-130.718531
Nuclear repulsion energy47.228214
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 QCISD(T)/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 3449 3322        
2 Σ 1677 1615        
3 Σ 1234 1188        
4 Π 394 379        
4 Π 394 379        
5 Π 569i 548i        
5 Π 569i 548i        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3005.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9632) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2894.7 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 QCISD(T)/TZVP
B
0.36330

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)/TZVP

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.215
C2 0.000 0.000 0.084
N3 0.000 0.000 1.295
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.280

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.29942.51031.0650
C21.29941.21092.3644
N32.51031.21093.5753
H41.06502.36443.5753

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 180.000 C2 C1 H4 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at QCISD(T)/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.195      
2 C 0.018      
3 N -0.060      
4 H 0.237      


Electric dipole moments


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 0.000 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.000


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.426
(<r2>)1/2 6.035

State 2 (1A') , Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at QCISD(T)/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.101936
Energy at 298.15K-131.101307
HF Energy-130.655519
Nuclear repulsion energy46.676231
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 QCISD(T)/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' 3057 2944        
2 A' 2060 1984        
3 A' 1047 1009        
4 A' 974 938        
5 A' 399 385        
6 A" 292 281        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3914.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9632) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3770.2 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 QCISD(T)/TZVP
ABC
17.27445 0.36621 0.35861

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)/TZVP

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.219 -1.282 0.000
C2 0.000 0.099 0.000
N3 -0.374 1.221 0.000
H4 1.306 -1.456 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.39822.57211.1016
C21.39821.18262.0316
N32.57211.18263.1614
H41.10162.03163.1614

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at QCISD(T)/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.101936
Energy at 298.15K-131.101307
HF Energy-130.655519
Nuclear repulsion energy46.676231
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 QCISD(T)/TZVP
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at QCISD(T)/TZVP
ABC
17.27445 0.36621 0.35861

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)/TZVP

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability