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

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/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 PBE1PBE/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.921138
Energy at 298.15K-254.920648
HF Energy-254.921138
Nuclear repulsion energy46.551356
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 PBE1PBE/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 2243 2143 0.12      
2 Σ 367 351 61.58      
3 Π 157 150 17.27      
3 Π 157 150 17.27      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1462.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9553) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1397.0 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 PBE1PBE/6-31+G**
B
0.15443

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31+G**

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.683
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.855
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.553

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17132.2362
N21.17133.4075
Na32.23623.4075

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 PBE1PBE/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.398      
2 N -0.465      
3 Na 0.863      


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 10.888 10.888
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.373 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.373 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.958
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.707 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.707 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.415
Polar
3z2-r26.830
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 2.819 0.000 -0.000
y 0.000 2.819 0.000
z -0.000 0.000 5.991


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 63.546
(<r2>)1/2 7.972

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.923068
Energy at 298.15K-254.922769
HF Energy-254.923068
Nuclear repulsion energy51.588198
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 PBE1PBE/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 2047 33.62      
2 A' 378 361 61.96      
3 A' 154 147 9.65      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1337.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9553) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1277.3 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 PBE1PBE/6-31+G**
ABC
1.92753 0.27436 0.24017

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31+G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.108 0.668 0.000
N2 0.000 1.080 0.000
Na3 -0.604 -1.051 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18222.4262
N21.18222.2154
Na32.42622.2154

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 85.412 C1 Na3 N2 29.057
N2 C1 Na3 65.531
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.369      
2 N -0.390      
3 Na 0.759      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -4.708 -7.578 0.000 8.921
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.927 3.367 0.000
y 3.367 -14.354 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.412
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.044 3.367 0.000
y 3.367 4.315 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.272
Polar
3z2-r2-0.543
x2-y2-5.573
xy3.367
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.583 -0.085 0.000
y -0.085 3.926 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.145


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 45.142
(<r2>)1/2 6.719

Conformer 3 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.921512
Energy at 298.15K-254.920841
HF Energy-254.921512
Nuclear repulsion energy48.680137
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 PBE1PBE/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 2166 2069 118.95      
2 Σ 407 389 70.12      
3 Π 92 88 9.58      
3 Π 92 88 9.58      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1378.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9553) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1316.6 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 PBE1PBE/6-31+G**
B
0.17685

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/6-31+G**

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.855
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.674
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.441

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18163.2957
N21.18162.1141
Na33.29572.1141

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 PBE1PBE/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.365      
2 N -0.529      
3 Na 0.895      


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 10.957 10.957
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.383 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.383 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.204
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.589 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.589 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.179
Polar
3z2-r22.357
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 2.850 0.000 -0.000
y 0.000 2.850 -0.000
z -0.000 -0.000 5.901


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 57.265
(<r2>)1/2 7.567