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All results from a given calculation for LiCN (lithium cyanide)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (C*V LiCN)

Jump to S1C2 S1C3
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-100.384730
Energy at 298.15K-100.383837
HF Energy-100.384730
Nuclear repulsion energy27.499934
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 B3LYP/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 2230 2150 6.71      
2 Σ 626 604 129.80      
3 Π 187 180 41.33      
3 Π 187 180 41.33      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1614.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9642) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1556.8 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 B3LYP/6-31+G**
B
0.37468

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31+G**

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -2.077
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.152
N3 0.000 0.000 1.020

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 N3
Li11.92563.0975
C21.92561.1719
N33.09751.1719

picture of lithium cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Li1 C2 N3 180.000 Li1 N3 C2 0.000
C2 Li1 N3 0.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.098      
2 C 0.361      
3 N -0.458      


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 -9.312 9.312
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.613 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.613 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.939
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.776 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.776 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 15.551
Polar
3z2-r231.103
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 2.572 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.572 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.943


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 26.258
(<r2>)1/2 5.124

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1 S1C3
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-100.388800
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-100.388800
Nuclear repulsion energy28.345125
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 B3LYP/6-31+G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3LYP/6-31+G**
B
0.37468

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31+G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 1.446 -0.577 0.000
C2 -0.723 -0.371 0.000
N3 0.000 0.565 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 N3
Li12.17941.8433
C22.17941.1831
N31.84331.1831

picture of lithium cyanide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Li1 C2 N3 57.752 Li1 N3 C2 89.372
C2 Li1 N3 32.876
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.456      
2 C -0.329      
3 N -0.127      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.952 8.735 0.000 8.787
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.488 -1.347 0.000
y -1.347 -3.108 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.642
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.613 -1.347 0.000
y -1.347 11.457 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -5.844
Polar
3z2-r2-11.689
x2-y2-11.380
xy-1.347
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.572 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.572 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.943


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 24.048
(<r2>)1/2 4.904

Conformer 3 (C*V LiNC)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-100.389152
Energy at 298.15K-100.388132
HF Energy-100.389152
Nuclear repulsion energy28.223087
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 B3LYP/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 2144 2067 172.51      
2 Σ 710 685 159.57      
3 Π 133 129 36.71      
3 Π 133 129 36.73      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1560.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9642) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1504.4 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 B3LYP/6-31+G**
B
0.43234

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31+G**

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 1.891
C2 0.000 0.000 -1.074
N3 0.000 0.000 0.110

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 N3
Li12.96511.7812
C22.96511.1840
N31.78121.1840

picture of lithium cyanide state 1 conformation 3
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Li1 C2 N3 0.000 Li1 N3 C2 180.000
C2 Li1 N3 0.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.487      
2 C -0.331      
3 N -0.156      


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 8.988 8.988
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.657 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.657 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.484
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.086 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.086 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 12.173
Polar
3z2-r224.345
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 2.705 0.000 -0.002
y 0.000 2.704 0.001
z -0.002 0.001 5.023


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 24.355
(<r2>)1/2 4.935