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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.300237
Energy at 298.15K-131.299635
HF Energy-131.175810
Nuclear repulsion energy47.193951
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=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' 3396 3230 30.14      
2 A' 1892 1800 17.90      
3 A' 1187 1129 13.88      
4 A' 586 557 33.33      
5 A' 400 381 8.40      
6 A" 444 423 1.71      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3953.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.951) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3759.3 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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-31+G**
ABC
58.81292 0.36590 0.36363

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.014 -1.235 0.000
C2 0.000 0.092 0.000
N3 -0.102 1.282 0.000
H4 0.625 -2.116 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.32762.52001.0714
C21.32761.19412.2946
N32.52001.19413.4745
H41.07142.29463.4745

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 175.739 C2 C1 H4 145.863
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.298731
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-131.175054
Nuclear repulsion energy47.312899
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=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 3476 3305 74.94      
2 Σ 1723 1639 28.19      
3 Σ 1272 1209 9.60      
4 Π 449 427 0.17      
4 Π 449 427 0.17      
5 Π 384i 365i 64.11      
5 Π 384i 365i 64.11      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3299.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.951) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3137.9 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=FULL/6-31+G**
B
0.36462

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/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 -2.278

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.29712.50551.0650
C21.29711.20842.3621
N32.50551.20843.5705
H41.06502.36213.5705

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=FULL/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 0.251      


Electric dipole moments


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


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


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.424
(<r2>)1/2 6.035

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.279573
Energy at 298.15K-131.278984
HF Energy-131.139383
Nuclear repulsion energy46.734151
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=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' 3114 2962 8.00      
2 A' 2088 1985 21.22      
3 A' 1078 1025 42.22      
4 A' 952 905 40.61      
5 A' 418 398 23.32      
6 A" 314 299 7.53      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3982.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.951) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3786.9 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=FULL/6-31+G**
ABC
18.15358 0.36731 0.36002

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.198 -1.276 0.000
C2 0.000 0.093 0.000
N3 -0.351 1.230 0.000
H4 1.270 -1.510 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.38282.56471.0973
C21.38281.18972.0453
N32.56471.18973.1836
H41.09732.04533.1836

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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.279573
Energy at 298.15K-131.278984
HF Energy-131.139383
Nuclear repulsion energy46.734151
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=FULL/6-31+G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B2PLYP=FULL/6-31+G**
ABC
18.15358 0.36731 0.36002

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

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability