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All results from a given calculation for HCNO (fulminic acid)

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

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no C*V 1Σ
1 2 yes CS 1A'

Conformer 1 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-168.413464
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-168.413464
Nuclear repulsion energy59.754246
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 PBEPBE/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 3459 3420 255.17 38.43 0.22 0.35
2 Σ 2289 2263 358.93 29.26 0.08 0.15
3 Σ 1283 1269 93.06 26.09 0.24 0.39
4 Π 545 539 1.69 0.77 0.75 0.86
4 Π 545 539 1.69 0.77 0.75 0.86
5 Π 149i 148i 108.70 10.50 0.75 0.86
5 Π 149i 148i 108.70 10.50 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3911.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9886) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3867.0 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 PBEPBE/6-31+G**
B
0.37400

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 1.196
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.018
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.195
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.266

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 N2 C3 H4
O11.21402.39103.4615
N21.21401.17702.2476
C32.39101.17701.0706
H43.46152.24761.0706

picture of fulminic acid state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 N2 C3 180.000 N2 C3 H4 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.150      
2 N -0.033      
3 C -0.097      
4 H 0.280      


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 -3.011 3.011
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.069 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.069 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.067
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.501 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.501 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.002
Polar
3z2-r26.004
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 1.842 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.842 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.545


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.182
(<r2>)1/2 5.931

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-168.413581
Energy at 298.15K-168.414124
HF Energy-168.413581
Nuclear repulsion energy59.734327
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 PBEPBE/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' 3426 3387 202.17      
2 A' 2266 2241 373.26      
3 A' 1287 1272 78.77      
4 A' 536 530 5.75      
5 A' 259 256 142.44      
6 A" 541 534 2.72      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4157.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9886) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4109.8 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 PBEPBE/6-31+G**
ABC
140.69447 0.37579 0.37479

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -0.794 -0.891 0.000
N2 0.000 0.026 0.000
C3 0.845 0.852 0.000
H4 1.279 1.833 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 N2 C3 H4
O11.21232.39223.4230
N21.21231.18202.2145
C32.39221.18201.0730
H43.42302.21451.0730

picture of fulminic acid state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 N2 C3 175.259 N2 C3 H4 158.218
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.129      
2 N 0.048      
3 C -0.161      
4 H 0.242      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.471 2.416 0.000 2.829
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.990 1.078 0.000
y 1.078 -14.505 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.083
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.196 1.078 0.000
y 1.078 2.532 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.336
Polar
3z2-r2-2.672
x2-y2-2.486
xy1.078
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.229 2.358 0.000
y 2.358 4.259 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.865


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.143
(<r2>)1/2 5.928