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

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/6-31+G**

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 mPW1PW91/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.098345
Energy at 298.15K-255.097852
HF Energy-255.098345
Nuclear repulsion energy46.536106
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 mPW1PW91/6-31+G**
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 2244 2136 0.09      
2 Σ 365 348 61.73      
3 Π 157 149 17.15      
3 Π 157 149 17.15      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1461.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9518) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1390.9 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 mPW1PW91/6-31+G**
B
0.15420

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31+G**

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.685
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.855
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.554

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17052.2391
N21.17053.4096
Na32.23913.4096

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 mPW1PW91/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.408      
2 N -0.457      
3 Na 0.865      


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 10.932 10.932
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.322 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.322 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.940
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.691 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.691 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.382
Polar
3z2-r26.764
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 2.780 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.780 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.861


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 63.599
(<r2>)1/2 7.975

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.100290
Energy at 298.15K-255.099983
HF Energy-255.100290
Nuclear repulsion energy51.514010
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 mPW1PW91/6-31+G**
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' 2142 2039 35.48      
2 A' 378 360 60.77      
3 A' 149 142 10.98      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1334.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9518) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1270.2 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 mPW1PW91/6-31+G**
ABC
1.95049 0.27193 0.23866

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31+G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.117 0.684 0.000
N2 0.000 1.070 0.000
Na3 -0.609 -1.054 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18162.4491
N21.18162.2092
Na32.44912.2092

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 86.941 C1 Na3 N2 28.801
N2 C1 Na3 64.258
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.374      
2 N -0.389      
3 Na 0.763      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -4.738 -7.639 0.000 8.989
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.943 3.287 0.000
y 3.287 -14.264 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.362
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.131 3.287 0.000
y 3.287 4.389 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.258
Polar
3z2-r2-0.516
x2-y2-5.679
xy3.287
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.558 -0.065 -0.001
y -0.065 3.855 0.001
z -0.001 0.001 3.107


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 45.333
(<r2>)1/2 6.733

Conformer 3 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.098989
Energy at 298.15K-255.098320
HF Energy-255.098989
Nuclear repulsion energy48.667983
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 mPW1PW91/6-31+G**
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 2167 2062 118.12      
2 Σ 406 386 70.34      
3 Π 93 88 9.68      
3 Π 93 88 9.68      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1378.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9518) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1312.3 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 mPW1PW91/6-31+G**
B
0.17666

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31+G**

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.856
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.675
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.442

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18093.2971
N21.18092.1162
Na33.29712.1162

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 mPW1PW91/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.373      
2 N -0.522      
3 Na 0.896      


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 10.967 10.967
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.326 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.326 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.151
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.588 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.588 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.175
Polar
3z2-r22.350
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 2.808 0.000 -0.000
y 0.000 2.808 0.000
z -0.000 0.000 5.847


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 57.281
(<r2>)1/2 7.568