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All results from a given calculation for NH2CN (cyanamide)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-148.797037
Energy at 298.15K-148.799252
Nuclear repulsion energy59.109866
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 B3LYP/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' 3565 3438 47.41      
2 A' 2352 2268 127.31      
3 A' 1633 1574 51.30      
4 A' 1100 1061 10.21      
5 A' 536 517 142.93      
6 A' 476 459 131.81      
7 A" 3670 3538 73.70      
8 A" 1182 1139 0.48      
9 A" 402 388 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7457.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9642) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7190.5 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 B3LYP/6-31+G**
ABC
10.38131 0.33636 0.32797

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31+G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.220 0.000
N2 -0.007 1.386 0.000
N3 0.073 -1.122 0.000
H4 -0.230 -1.582 0.849
H5 -0.230 -1.582 -0.849

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 N3 H4 H5
C11.16651.34412.00532.0053
N21.16652.50993.09563.0956
N31.34412.50991.01221.0122
H42.00533.09561.01221.6983
H52.00533.09561.01221.6983

picture of cyanamide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 H4 115.934 C1 N3 H5 115.934
N2 C1 N3 177.242 H4 N3 H5 114.048
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.465      
2 N -0.460      
3 N -0.660      
4 H 0.327      
5 H 0.327      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.999 -4.602 0.000 4.709
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.920 1.905 0.000
y 1.905 -18.941 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.222
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.838 1.905 0.000
y 1.905 -1.871 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.709
Polar
3z2-r27.418
x2-y20.022
xy1.905
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.448 -0.026 0.000
y -0.026 5.607 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.534


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 40.204
(<r2>)1/2 6.341

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-148.796245
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-148.796245
Nuclear repulsion energy59.222664
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 B3LYP/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 3621 3491 72.32      
2 A1 2351 2267 155.20      
3 A1 1617 1559 56.15      
4 A1 1128 1088 13.81      
5 B1 517 498 0.09      
6 B1 368i 354i 302.30      
7 B2 3743 3609 103.95      
8 B2 1133 1092 4.23      
9 B2 400 386 0.22      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7071.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9642) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6817.8 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 B3LYP/6-31+G**
ABC
11.09798 0.33752 0.32756

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31+G**

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.220
N2 0.000 0.000 1.388
N3 0.000 0.000 -1.112
H4 0.000 0.868 -1.624
H5 0.000 -0.868 -1.624

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 N3 H4 H5
C11.16761.33262.03792.0379
N21.16762.50023.13413.1341
N31.33262.50021.00751.0075
H42.03793.13411.00751.7362
H52.03793.13411.00751.7362

picture of cyanamide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 H4 120.495 C1 N3 H5 120.495
N2 C1 N3 180.000 H4 N3 H5 119.010
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.491      
2 N -0.466      
3 N -0.693      
4 H 0.334      
5 H 0.334      


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 -4.900 4.900
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.178 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -15.020 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.314
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.511 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.726 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.215
Polar
3z2-r2-2.430
x2-y2-4.158
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.420 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.442 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.654


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 40.147
(<r2>)1/2 6.336