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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/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 PBEPBE/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.305583
Energy at 298.15K-131.304806
HF Energy-131.305583
Nuclear repulsion energy47.192807
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 PBEPBE/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 3296 46.28      
2 A' 1800 1780 21.77      
3 A' 1224 1211 3.82      
4 A' 440 435 10.93      
5 A' 342 338 43.02      
6 A" 427 422 0.72      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3783.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9888) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3741.5 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 PBEPBE/TZVP
ABC
117.72221 0.36495 0.36382

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.075 -1.219 0.000
C2 0.000 0.084 0.000
N3 -0.145 1.284 0.000
H4 0.563 -2.178 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.30532.51271.0752
C21.30531.20862.3306
N32.51271.20863.5331
H41.07522.33063.5331

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 176.421 C2 C1 H4 156.368
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.305256
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-131.305256
Nuclear repulsion energy47.229365
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 PBEPBE/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 3380 3342 71.99      
2 Σ 1772 1752 21.53      
3 Σ 1247 1233 3.04      
4 Π 423 419 0.11      
4 Π 423 419 0.11      
5 Π 258i 255i 56.27      
5 Π 258i 255i 56.27      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3364.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9888) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3326.6 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 PBEPBE/TZVP
B
0.36366

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.213
C2 0.000 0.000 0.082
N3 0.000 0.000 1.296
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.284

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.29442.50821.0715
C21.29441.21382.3659
N32.50821.21383.5797
H41.07152.36593.5797

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 PBEPBE/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.215      
2 C 0.026      
3 N -0.023      
4 H 0.211      


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 -3.246 3.246
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.432 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.432 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.797
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.817 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.817 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.635
Polar
3z2-r23.269
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 2.147 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.147 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.985


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.377
(<r2>)1/2 6.031

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.278141
Energy at 298.15K-131.277548
HF Energy-131.278141
Nuclear repulsion energy46.843249
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 PBEPBE/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' 2992 2959 6.39      
2 A' 2019 1997 14.46      
3 A' 1093 1081 18.39      
4 A' 877 867 66.81      
5 A' 442 437 23.21      
6 A" 302 299 7.28      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3862.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9888) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3819.3 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 PBEPBE/TZVP
ABC
18.33967 0.37008 0.36276

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.297 -1.244 0.000
C2 0.000 0.090 0.000
N3 -0.452 1.194 0.000
H4 1.388 -1.433 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.36702.55071.1073
C21.36701.19292.0604
N32.55071.19293.2073
H41.10732.06043.2073

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.196      
2 C 0.078      
3 N -0.030      
4 H 0.148      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.967 -1.015 0.000 2.213
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.546 -1.668 0.000
y -1.668 -21.935 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.004
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.424 -1.668 0.000
y -1.668 -5.660 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.236
Polar
3z2-r26.472
x2-y25.389
xy-1.668
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.340 -1.326 0.000
y -1.326 6.748 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.654


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.601
(<r2>)1/2 6.050

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.278141
Energy at 298.15K-131.277548
HF Energy-131.278141
Nuclear repulsion energy46.843249
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 PBEPBE/TZVP
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at PBEPBE/TZVP
ABC
18.33967 0.37008 0.36276

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

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability