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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: HF/Def2TZVPP

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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/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.728228
Energy at 298.15K-130.727615
HF Energy-130.728228
Nuclear repulsion energy47.492193
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/Def2TZVPP
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3470 3145 20.04      
2 A' 1656 1501 145.42      
3 A' 1204 1091 5.31      
4 A' 623 565 18.71      
5 A' 389 353 0.53      
6 A" 418 379 0.21      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3879.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9064) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3516.8 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/Def2TZVPP
ABC
55.80676 0.37104 0.36858

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.228 -1.207 0.000
C2 0.000 0.091 0.000
N3 -0.337 1.233 0.000
H4 0.995 -1.941 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.31772.50461.0625
C21.31771.19092.2631
N32.50461.19093.4430
H41.06252.26313.4430

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 173.495 C2 C1 H4 143.687
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/Def2TZVPP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.048      
2 C -0.030      
3 N -0.169      
4 H 0.151      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.123 -2.818 0.000 3.033
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.521 -1.077 0.000
y -1.077 -17.392 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.448
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.899 -1.077 0.000
y -1.077 -0.408 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.491
Polar
3z2-r2-0.982
x2-y20.871
xy-1.077
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.677 -0.742 0.000
y -0.742 5.880 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.473


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.987
(<r2>)1/2 5.999

Conformer 2 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at HF/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.726230
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-130.726230
Nuclear repulsion energy47.580595
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/Def2TZVPP
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 3543 3211 58.76      
2 Σ 1566 1419 134.42      
3 Σ 1257 1139 0.00      
4 Π 415 376 0.11      
4 Π 415 376 0.11      
5 Π 412i 374i 46.04      
5 Π 412i 374i 46.04      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3184.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9064) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2886.7 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/Def2TZVPP
B
0.36902

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.207
C2 0.000 0.000 0.087
N3 0.000 0.000 1.283
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.263

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.29392.48971.0560
C21.29391.19582.3500
N32.48971.19583.5457
H41.05602.35003.5457

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/Def2TZVPP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.138      
2 C 0.076      
3 N -0.196      
4 H 0.257      


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 -3.204 3.204
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.426 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.426 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.679
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.873 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.873 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.747
Polar
3z2-r23.493
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 2.465 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.465 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.143


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.958
(<r2>)1/2 5.997