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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: BLYP/TZVP

19 10 17 12 22

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 BLYP/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.437941
Energy at 298.15K-131.437126
HF Energy-131.437941
Nuclear repulsion energy47.195402
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 BLYP/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' 3334 3326 48.94      
2 A' 1763 1759 17.71      
3 A' 1227 1224 2.84      
4 A' 432 431 5.38      
5 A' 316 315 52.20      
6 A" 428 427 0.63      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3749.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9975) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3740.4 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 BLYP/TZVP
ABC
142.48427 0.36482 0.36389

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.096 -1.215 0.000
C2 0.000 0.081 0.000
N3 -0.163 1.283 0.000
H4 0.561 -2.181 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.30022.51181.0723
C21.30021.21282.3313
N32.51181.21283.5394
H41.07232.33133.5394

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 176.535 C2 C1 H4 158.515
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at BLYP/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.437723
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-131.437723
Nuclear repulsion energy47.228422
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 BLYP/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 3375 3366 71.62      
2 Σ 1745 1740 17.18      
3 Σ 1244 1241 2.32      
4 Π 425 424 0.14      
4 Π 425 424 0.14      
5 Π 231i 230i 57.94      
5 Π 231i 230i 57.94      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3375.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9975) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3367.3 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 BLYP/TZVP
B
0.36377

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.212
C2 0.000 0.000 0.079
N3 0.000 0.000 1.296
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.281

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.29112.50821.0691
C21.29111.21712.3601
N32.50821.21713.5772
H41.06912.36013.5772

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 BLYP/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.175      
2 C 0.024      
3 N -0.069      
4 H 0.220      


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 -3.233 3.233
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.519 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.519 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.100
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.710 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.710 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.420
Polar
3z2-r22.840
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 2.182 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.182 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.048


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.462
(<r2>)1/2 6.038

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at BLYP/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.415520
Energy at 298.15K-131.414936
HF Energy-131.415520
Nuclear repulsion energy46.826366
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 BLYP/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' 2984 2976 8.36      
2 A' 2002 1997 14.19      
3 A' 1079 1077 23.67      
4 A' 892 889 61.32      
5 A' 441 440 22.05      
6 A" 308 308 7.34      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3852.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9975) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3843.0 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 BLYP/TZVP
ABC
18.48403 0.36945 0.36221

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.281 -1.250 0.000
C2 0.000 0.091 0.000
N3 -0.436 1.201 0.000
H4 1.366 -1.454 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.36992.55291.1045
C21.36991.19202.0626
N32.55291.19203.2086
H41.10452.06263.2086

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.190      
2 C 0.115      
3 N -0.071      
4 H 0.146      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.955 -1.059 0.000 2.224
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.737 -1.688 0.000
y -1.688 -22.145 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.085
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.378 -1.688 0.000
y -1.688 -5.734 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.355
Polar
3z2-r26.711
x2-y25.408
xy-1.688
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.333 -1.282 0.000
y -1.282 6.802 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.696


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.737
(<r2>)1/2 6.061

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at BLYP/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.415520
Energy at 298.15K-131.414936
HF Energy-131.415520
Nuclear repulsion energy46.826366
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 BLYP/TZVP
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at BLYP/TZVP
ABC
18.48403 0.36945 0.36221

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

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability