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All results from a given calculation for NaCN (Sodium Cyanide)

using model chemistry: HF/daug-cc-pVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at HF/daug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.216613
Energy at 298.15K-254.216012
HF Energy-254.216613
Nuclear repulsion energy46.724212
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 HF/daug-cc-pVTZ
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 2415 2184 1.39      
2 Σ 363 329 68.42      
3 Π 124 112 10.65      
3 Π 124 112 10.65      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1513.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9046) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1368.8 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 HF/daug-cc-pVTZ
B
0.15258

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/daug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.711
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.852
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.567

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.14152.2775
N21.14153.4189
Na32.27753.4189

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 0.000 C1 Na3 N2 0.000
N2 C1 Na3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/daug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.366      
2 N -0.429      
3 Na 0.795      


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 11.510 11.510
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.120 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.120 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.798
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.661 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.661 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.322
Polar
3z2-r26.644
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 3.117 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.117 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.658


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 64.048
(<r2>)1/2 8.003

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at HF/daug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.223039
Energy at 298.15K-254.222729
HF Energy-254.223039
Nuclear repulsion energy51.651371
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 HF/daug-cc-pVTZ
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' 2308 2088 66.86      
2 A' 396 358 62.58      
3 A' 136 123 14.27      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1419.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9046) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1284.1 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 HF/daug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
2.12442 0.26279 0.23386

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/daug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.116 0.754 0.000
N2 0.000 1.043 0.000
Na3 -0.609 -1.075 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.15302.5143
N21.15302.2043
Na32.51432.2043

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 91.499 C1 Na3 N2 27.287
N2 C1 Na3 61.215
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/daug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.337      
2 N -0.285      
3 Na 0.622      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -4.765 -8.042 0.000 9.348
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.746 2.917 0.000
y 2.917 -13.794 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.097
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.300 2.917 0.000
y 2.917 4.627 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.327
Polar
3z2-r2-0.655
x2-y2-5.952
xy2.917
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.016 -0.119 0.000
y -0.119 3.347 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.077


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 45.843
(<r2>)1/2 6.771

Conformer 3 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at HF/daug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.222172
Energy at 298.15K-254.221396
HF Energy-254.222172
Nuclear repulsion energy49.106216
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 HF/daug-cc-pVTZ
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 2321 2099 169.93      
2 Σ 414 375 77.76      
3 Π 61 55 6.26      
3 Π 61 55 6.26      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1428.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9046) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1292.1 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 HF/daug-cc-pVTZ
B
0.17796

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/daug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.839
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.686
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.439

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.15313.2779
N21.15312.1247
Na33.27792.1247

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 3
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 180.000 C1 Na3 N2 0.000
N2 C1 Na3 0.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/daug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.472      
2 N -0.309      
3 Na 0.782      


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 11.096 11.096
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.072 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.072 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.681
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.695 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.695 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.391
Polar
3z2-r22.781
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 3.113 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.113 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.411


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 56.732
(<r2>)1/2 7.532