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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: LSDA/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 LSDA/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.651745
Energy at 298.15K-130.650815
HF Energy-130.651745
Nuclear repulsion energy47.189618
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 LSDA/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' 3356 3306 76.72      
2 A' 1863 1835 14.69      
3 A' 1271 1252 3.18      
4 A' 436 429 2.75      
5 A' 217 214 63.01      
6 A" 440 433 1.73      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3791.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.985) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3734.2 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 LSDA/6-31+G**
ABC
251.14712 0.36416 0.36364

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.024 -1.215 0.000
C2 0.000 0.081 0.000
N3 -0.070 1.293 0.000
H4 0.340 -2.247 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.29662.50991.0792
C21.29661.21382.3531
N32.50991.21383.5638
H41.07922.35313.5638

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 177.795 C2 C1 H4 164.067
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at LSDA/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.651693
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-130.651693
Nuclear repulsion energy47.201316
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 LSDA/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 3374 3323 90.56      
2 Σ 1855 1827 14.62      
3 Σ 1279 1260 3.03      
4 Π 443 436 1.57      
4 Π 443 436 1.57      
5 Π 145i 143i 64.89      
5 Π 145i 143i 64.89      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3552.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.985) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3498.8 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 LSDA/6-31+G**
B
0.36346

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at LSDA/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 0.081
N3 0.000 0.000 1.297
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.289

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.29212.50811.0778
C21.29211.21602.3699
N32.50811.21603.5859
H41.07782.36993.5859

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 LSDA/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.266      
2 C -0.061      
3 N -0.463      
4 H 0.258      


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 -3.378 3.378
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.577 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.577 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.756
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.910 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.910 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.821
Polar
3z2-r23.641
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 2.268 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.268 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.289


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.453
(<r2>)1/2 6.038

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at LSDA/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.627459
Energy at 298.15K-130.626846
HF Energy-130.627459
Nuclear repulsion energy46.900831
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 LSDA/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' 3030 2984 1.20      
2 A' 2067 2036 10.64      
3 A' 1138 1121 10.58      
4 A' 832 819 89.26      
5 A' 435 429 26.64      
6 A" 301 296 8.67      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3900.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.985) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3842.3 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 LSDA/6-31+G**
ABC
18.78316 0.37124 0.36405

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.282 -1.241 0.000
C2 0.000 0.086 0.000
N3 -0.438 1.199 0.000
H4 1.369 -1.465 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.35672.54461.1090
C21.35671.19652.0681
N32.54461.19653.2186
H41.10902.06813.2186

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.263      
2 C 0.394      
3 N -0.331      
4 H 0.200      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.087 -1.138 0.000 2.377
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.563 -1.938 0.000
y -1.938 -21.958 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.145
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.488 -1.938 0.000
y -1.938 -5.604 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.116
Polar
3z2-r26.231
x2-y25.394
xy-1.938
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.311 -1.237 0.000
y -1.237 7.095 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.768


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.576
(<r2>)1/2 6.048

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at LSDA/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.627459
Energy at 298.15K-130.626846
HF Energy-130.627459
Nuclear repulsion energy46.900831
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 LSDA/6-31+G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at LSDA/6-31+G**
ABC
18.78316 0.37124 0.36405

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

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability