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All results from a given calculation for HCN (Hydrogen cyanide)

using model chemistry: CCD/TZVP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 1Σ
Energy calculated at CCD/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-93.209687
Energy at 298.15K-93.209808
HF Energy-92.905905
Nuclear repulsion energy23.947940
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 CCD/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 3505 3322 68.65      
2 Σ 2204 2090 0.44      
3 Π 754 715 39.38      
3 Π 754 715 39.38      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3608.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.948) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3420.9 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 CCD/TZVP
B
1.48799

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.500
H2 0.000 0.000 -1.565
N3 0.000 0.000 0.652

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 N3
C11.06531.1518
H21.06532.2171
N31.15182.2171

picture of Hydrogen cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 N3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability