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

using model chemistry: TPSSh/daug-cc-pVDZ

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 TPSSh/daug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-93.439601
Energy at 298.15K-93.439708
HF Energy-93.439601
Nuclear repulsion energy23.763818
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 TPSSh/daug-cc-pVDZ
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 3440 3440 58.00 32.99 0.25 0.39
2 Σ 2163 2163 0.76 66.64 0.07 0.12
3 Π 734 734 39.86 0.20 0.75 0.86
3 Π 734 734 39.86 0.20 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3535.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3535.2 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 TPSSh/daug-cc-pVDZ
B
1.46521

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.504
H2 0.000 0.000 -1.578
N3 0.000 0.000 0.657

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 N3
C11.07401.1606
H21.07402.2346
N31.16062.2346

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
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/daug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.329      
2 H -0.191      
3 N -0.139      


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 -3.001 3.001
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.140 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.140 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.451


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 13.973
(<r2>)1/2 3.738