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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: HF/daug-cc-pVTZ

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States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at HF/daug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.724945
Energy at 298.15K-130.724325
HF Energy-130.724945
Nuclear repulsion energy47.489747
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' 3469 3138 19.74      
2 A' 1653 1495 147.24      
3 A' 1202 1087 5.18      
4 A' 621 561 18.38      
5 A' 388 351 0.46      
6 A" 417 377 0.12      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3874.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9046) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3504.9 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 HF/daug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
56.04905 0.37099 0.36855

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 0.199 -1.211 0.000
C2 0.000 0.092 0.000
N3 -0.305 1.241 0.000
H4 0.939 -1.973 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.31842.50341.0620
C21.31841.18862.2687
N32.50341.18863.4465
H41.06202.26873.4465

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 173.827 C2 C1 H4 144.548
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 -0.420      
2 C -0.155      
3 N -0.403      
4 H 0.978      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.134 -2.820 0.000 3.039
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.541 -1.061 0.000
y -1.061 -17.398 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.472
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.893 -1.061 0.000
y -1.061 -0.391 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.502
Polar
3z2-r2-1.004
x2-y20.856
xy-1.061
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.129 -0.690 0.000
y -0.690 6.019 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.955


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.000
(<r2>)1/2 6.000

Conformer 2 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at HF/daug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.722952
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-130.722952
Nuclear repulsion energy47.579248
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 3540 3202 58.48      
2 Σ 1563 1414 135.94      
3 Σ 1255 1135 0.00      
4 Π 414 375 0.21      
4 Π 414 375 0.21      
5 Π 418i 378i 43.25      
5 Π 418i 378i 43.25      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3175.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9046) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2872.3 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 HF/daug-cc-pVTZ
B
0.36900

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 -1.204
C2 0.000 0.000 0.079
N3 0.000 0.000 1.287
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.260

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.28362.49111.0558
C21.28361.20742.3395
N32.49111.20743.5469
H41.05582.33953.5469

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 HF/daug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.096      
2 C -0.203      
3 N -0.509      
4 H 0.808      


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 -3.209 3.209
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.449 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.449 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.699
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.875 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.875 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.751
Polar
3z2-r23.502
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 2.979 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.979 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.296


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.972
(<r2>)1/2 5.998