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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/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 B2PLYP/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.296266
Energy at 298.15K-131.295662
HF Energy-131.175792
Nuclear repulsion energy47.177596
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 B2PLYP/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' 3395 3234 29.90      
2 A' 1891 1801 17.97      
3 A' 1186 1130 13.95      
4 A' 588 560 33.45      
5 A' 399 380 8.07      
6 A" 441 420 1.63      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3950.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9524) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3762.5 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 B2PLYP/6-31+G**
ABC
58.51288 0.36566 0.36338

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-31+G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.021 -1.236 0.000
C2 0.000 0.092 0.000
N3 -0.110 1.282 0.000
H4 0.638 -2.112 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.32832.52091.0717
C21.32831.19442.2950
N32.52091.19443.4752
H41.07172.29503.4752

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 175.661 C2 C1 H4 145.767
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.294699
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-131.175039
Nuclear repulsion energy47.296190
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 B2PLYP/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 3475 3309 74.98      
2 Σ 1721 1639 28.32      
3 Σ 1271 1211 9.63      
4 Π 443 422 0.09      
4 Π 443 422 0.09      
5 Π 398i 379i 64.19      
5 Π 398i 379i 64.19      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3278.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9524) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3122.8 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 B2PLYP/6-31+G**
B
0.36435

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-31+G**

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.213
C2 0.000 0.000 0.084
N3 0.000 0.000 1.293
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.279

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.29762.50641.0652
C21.29761.20882.3629
N32.50641.20883.5717
H41.06522.36293.5717

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 B2PLYP/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.239      
2 C -0.040      
3 N -0.451      
4 H 0.252      


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 -3.460 3.460
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.621 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.621 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.015
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.803 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.803 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.605
Polar
3z2-r23.211
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 2.217 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.217 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.023


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.444
(<r2>)1/2 6.037

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.275679
Energy at 298.15K-131.275086
HF Energy-131.139339
Nuclear repulsion energy46.716205
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 B2PLYP/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' 3112 2964 8.18      
2 A' 2086 1987 21.38      
3 A' 1077 1026 42.67      
4 A' 952 907 40.04      
5 A' 417 397 23.12      
6 A" 312 297 7.26      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3978.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9524) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3788.9 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 B2PLYP/6-31+G**
ABC
18.11477 0.36704 0.35975

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-31+G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.209 -1.274 0.000
C2 0.000 0.093 0.000
N3 -0.362 1.227 0.000
H4 1.283 -1.500 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.38362.56561.0977
C21.38361.19002.0456
N32.56561.19003.1847
H41.09772.04563.1847

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.171      
2 C 0.335      
3 N -0.324      
4 H 0.160      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.029 -1.219 0.000 2.367
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.911 -2.150 0.000
y -2.150 -22.311 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.198
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.344 -2.150 0.000
y -2.150 -5.757 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.413
Polar
3z2-r26.826
x2-y25.401
xy-2.150
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.118 -0.991 0.000
y -0.991 6.890 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.763


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.947
(<r2>)1/2 6.078

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.275679
Energy at 298.15K-131.275086
HF Energy-131.139339
Nuclear repulsion energy46.716205
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 B2PLYP/6-31+G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B2PLYP/6-31+G**
ABC
18.11477 0.36704 0.35975

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-31+G**

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability