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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/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 MP2=FULL/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.031806
Energy at 298.15K-131.031398
HF Energy-130.682787
Nuclear repulsion energy47.382450
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 MP2=FULL/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' 3402 3195 15.29      
2 A' 2282 2144 1.17      
3 A' 1079 1013 31.94      
4 A' 854 802 5.96      
5 A' 442 415 4.54      
6 A" 507 476 6.45      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4283.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9392) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4022.6 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 MP2=FULL/6-31+G**
ABC
34.52443 0.36774 0.36387

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31+G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.268 -1.231 0.000
C2 0.000 0.119 0.000
N3 0.183 1.256 0.000
H4 0.329 -2.122 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.37712.52821.0724
C21.37711.15162.2653
N32.52821.15163.3814
H41.07242.26533.3814

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 177.909 C2 C1 H4 134.917
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.025830
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-130.682519
Nuclear repulsion energy47.671257
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 MP2=FULL/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 3519 3305 78.78      
2 Σ 1705 1601 37.20      
3 Σ 1207 1133 46.07      
4 Π 493 463 0.41      
4 Π 493 463 0.41      
5 Π 577i 542i 69.76      
5 Π 577i 542i 69.76      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3131.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9392) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2940.9 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 MP2=FULL/6-31+G**
B
0.36882

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/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 0.099
N3 0.000 0.000 1.279
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.274

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.31072.49021.0628
C21.31071.17942.3735
N32.49021.17943.5530
H41.06282.37353.5530

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 MP2=FULL/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.178      
2 C -0.037      
3 N -0.424      
4 H 0.282      


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 -3.800 3.800
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.716 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.716 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.150
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.783 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.783 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.566
Polar
3z2-r23.132
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 2.147 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.147 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.963


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.222
(<r2>)1/2 6.018

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.025979
Energy at 298.15K-131.025377
HF Energy-130.621360
Nuclear repulsion energy46.472851
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 MP2=FULL/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' 3145 2954 13.36      
2 A' 2254 2117 8.17      
3 A' 1069 1004 78.91      
4 A' 989 929 2.78      
5 A' 385 361 18.24      
6 A" 325 306 8.45      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4083.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9392) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3834.8 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 MP2=FULL/6-31+G**
ABC
17.47887 0.36249 0.35513

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31+G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.233 -1.286 0.000
C2 0.000 0.100 0.000
N3 -0.387 1.224 0.000
H4 1.316 -1.455 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.40552.58521.0961
C21.40551.18862.0369
N32.58521.18863.1742
H41.09612.03693.1742

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.025979
Energy at 298.15K-131.025377
HF Energy-130.621360
Nuclear repulsion energy46.472851
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 MP2=FULL/6-31+G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP2=FULL/6-31+G**
ABC
17.47887 0.36249 0.35513

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31+G**

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability