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All results from a given calculation for NH2CN (cyanamide)

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

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes Cs 1A'
1 2 no C2V 1A1

Conformer 1 (Cs)

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Energy calculated at TPSSh/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-148.796581
Energy at 298.15K-148.798823
HF Energy-148.796581
Nuclear repulsion energy58.997766
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 TPSSh/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' 3548 3415 39.28      
2 A' 2330 2242 117.68      
3 A' 1641 1580 47.47      
4 A' 1093 1052 9.45      
5 A' 565 544 206.58      
6 A' 486 468 59.38      
7 A" 3653 3516 63.93      
8 A" 1189 1145 0.08      
9 A" 401 386 0.04      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7452.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9625) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7172.9 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 TPSSh/6-31+G**
ABC
10.25387 0.33515 0.32704

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.221 0.000
N2 0.006 1.388 0.000
N3 0.068 -1.126 0.000
H4 -0.261 -1.579 0.846
H5 -0.261 -1.579 -0.846

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 N3 H4 H5
C11.16721.34862.00572.0057
N21.16722.51483.09673.0967
N31.34862.51481.01471.0147
H42.00573.09671.01471.6927
H52.00573.09671.01471.6927

picture of cyanamide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 H4 115.414 C1 N3 H5 115.414
N2 C1 N3 176.791 H4 N3 H5 113.043
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.405      
2 N -0.410      
3 N -0.665      
4 H 0.335      
5 H 0.335      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -1.086 -4.541 0.000 4.669
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


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 2.426 -0.007 0.000
y -0.007 5.650 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.534


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 40.187
(<r2>)1/2 6.339

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at TPSSh/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-148.795483
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-148.795483
Nuclear repulsion energy59.136219
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 TPSSh/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 A1 3613 3477 65.87      
2 A1 2329 2242 149.91      
3 A1 1624 1563 52.41      
4 A1 1126 1084 13.94      
5 B1 516 497 0.10      
6 B1 402i 387i 299.95      
7 B2 3737 3597 98.91      
8 B2 1133 1090 3.33      
9 B2 399 384 0.54      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7037.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9625) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6773.2 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 TPSSh/6-31+G**
ABC
11.08814 0.33658 0.32667

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.218
N2 0.000 0.000 1.391
N3 0.000 0.000 -1.113
H4 0.000 0.868 -1.625
H5 0.000 -0.868 -1.625

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 N3 H4 H5
C11.17211.33192.03782.0378
N21.17212.50403.13813.1381
N31.33192.50401.00791.0079
H42.03783.13811.00791.7370
H52.03783.13811.00791.7370

picture of cyanamide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 H4 120.500 C1 N3 H5 120.500
N2 C1 N3 180.000 H4 N3 H5 119.001
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.435      
2 N -0.417      
3 N -0.705      
4 H 0.343      
5 H 0.343      


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 -4.901 4.901
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


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 2.395 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.431 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.705


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 40.113
(<r2>)1/2 6.333