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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

State 1 (3A") , Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C2 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.372379
Energy at 298.15K-131.371681
HF Energy-131.372379
Nuclear repulsion energy47.216219
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 B3PW91/6-31+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' 3403 3267 39.81      
2 A' 1818 1745 32.86      
3 A' 1237 1188 7.55      
4 A' 473 455 24.89      
5 A' 384 368 24.30      
6 A" 440 423 0.89      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3877.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9601) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3722.7 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 B3PW91/6-31+G**
ABC
86.32447 0.36571 0.36417

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31+G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.071 -1.224 0.000
C2 0.000 0.087 0.000
N3 -0.150 1.281 0.000
H4 0.622 -2.143 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.31212.51401.0721
C21.31211.20342.3149
N32.51401.20343.5097
H41.07212.31493.5097

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 175.952 C2 C1 H4 152.145
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.371797
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-131.371797
Nuclear repulsion energy47.269737
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 B3PW91/6-31+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 3456 3318 71.15      
2 Σ 1756 1686 35.07      
3 Σ 1277 1226 5.00      
4 Π 446 428 0.36      
4 Π 446 428 0.36      
5 Π 277i 265i 61.03      
5 Π 277i 265i 61.03      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3414.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9601) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3277.8 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 B3PW91/6-31+G**
B
0.36415

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31+G**

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.212
C2 0.000 0.000 0.082
N3 0.000 0.000 1.294
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.280

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.29492.50681.0679
C21.29491.21192.3628
N32.50681.21193.5747
H41.06792.36283.5747

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 B3PW91/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.334      
2 C -0.138      
3 N -0.456      
4 H 0.260      


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 -3.371 3.371
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.415 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.415 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.632
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.891 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.891 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.782
Polar
3z2-r23.565
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 2.180 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.180 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.998


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.295
(<r2>)1/2 6.025

State 2 (1A') , Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.341982
Energy at 298.15K-131.341402
HF Energy-131.341982
Nuclear repulsion energy46.915525
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 B3PW91/6-31+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' 3089 2966 6.17      
2 A' 2107 2023 17.44      
3 A' 1097 1053 32.70      
4 A' 921 884 54.99      
5 A' 436 419 26.36      
6 A" 312 299 7.81      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3980.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9601) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3821.5 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 B3PW91/6-31+G**
ABC
18.25731 0.37038 0.36301

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31+G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.160 -1.274 0.000
C2 0.000 0.092 0.000
N3 -0.313 1.235 0.000
H4 1.226 -1.549 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.37532.55291.1009
C21.37531.18482.0483
N32.55291.18483.1806
H41.10092.04833.1806

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.130      
2 C 0.286      
3 N -0.335      
4 H 0.178      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.975 -1.302 0.000 2.366
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.810 -2.365 0.000
y -2.365 -21.675 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.030
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.042 -2.365 0.000
y -2.365 -5.255 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.213
Polar
3z2-r26.425
x2-y24.865
xy-2.365
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.999 -0.866 0.000
y -0.866 6.975 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.720


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.552
(<r2>)1/2 6.046

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.341982
Energy at 298.15K-131.341402
HF Energy-131.341982
Nuclear repulsion energy46.915525
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 B3PW91/6-31+G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3PW91/6-31+G**
ABC
18.25731 0.37038 0.36301

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31+G**

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability