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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/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 B2PLYP/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.336851
Energy at 298.15K-131.336233
HF Energy-131.212352
Nuclear repulsion energy47.509917
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' 3383 3229 32.43      
2 A' 1882 1796 17.76      
3 A' 1187 1133 13.27      
4 A' 556 531 31.76      
5 A' 396 378 11.09      
6 A" 446 426 1.60      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3925.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9544) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3746.2 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
ABC
64.60436 0.37054 0.36843

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 0.029 -1.225 0.000
C2 0.000 0.093 0.000
N3 -0.114 1.273 0.000
H4 0.624 -2.113 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.31832.50191.0688
C21.31831.18532.2924
N32.50191.18533.4652
H41.06882.29243.4652

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 175.738 C2 C1 H4 147.439
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.335606
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-131.211809
Nuclear repulsion energy47.623625
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 3465 3307 75.31      
2 Σ 1721 1642 26.25      
3 Σ 1266 1208 9.73      
4 Π 439 419 0.04      
4 Π 439 419 0.04      
5 Π 396i 378i 59.24      
5 Π 396i 378i 59.24      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3269.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9544) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3120.1 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 B2PLYP/TZVP
B
0.36939

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 -1.205
C2 0.000 0.000 0.085
N3 0.000 0.000 1.284
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.267

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.29032.48871.0622
C21.29031.19832.3526
N32.48871.19833.5509
H41.06222.35263.5509

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 B2PLYP/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.179      
2 C 0.019      
3 N -0.069      
4 H 0.228      


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 -3.390 3.390
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.468 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.468 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.018
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.725 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.725 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.450
Polar
3z2-r22.900
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 2.099 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.099 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.733


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.039
(<r2>)1/2 6.003

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

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.315692
Energy at 298.15K-131.315131
HF Energy-131.175656
Nuclear repulsion energy47.032721
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' 3096 2955 7.55      
2 A' 2088 1992 22.82      
3 A' 1077 1028 41.72      
4 A' 948 905 38.16      
5 A' 433 413 22.26      
6 A" 322 308 9.24      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3981.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9544) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3800.3 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 B2PLYP/TZVP
ABC
18.29514 0.37195 0.36454

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 0.150 -1.274 0.000
C2 0.000 0.093 0.000
N3 -0.302 1.234 0.000
H4 1.211 -1.549 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.37572.54831.0959
C21.37571.17972.0401
N32.54831.17973.1668
H41.09592.04013.1668

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
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 -0.130      
2 C 0.061      
3 N -0.057      
4 H 0.126      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.909 -1.260 0.000 2.287
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.009 -2.263 0.000
y -2.263 -22.020 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.038
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.020 -2.263 0.000
y -2.263 -5.496 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.477
Polar
3z2-r26.953
x2-y25.011
xy-2.263
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.987 -0.859 0.000
y -0.859 6.663 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.671


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.550
(<r2>)1/2 6.046

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.315692
Energy at 298.15K-131.315131
HF Energy-131.175656
Nuclear repulsion energy47.032721
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
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B2PLYP/TZVP
ABC
18.29514 0.37195 0.36454

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

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability