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

using model chemistry: MP3/6-31+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)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at MP3/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-168.106627
Energy at 298.15K-168.107164
HF Energy-167.630119
Nuclear repulsion energy60.256955
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 MP3/6-31+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 3594 3344 285.83      
2 Σ 2385 2219 431.49      
3 Σ 1295 1205 209.79      
4 Π 563 524 0.98      
4 Π 563 524 0.98      
5 Π 258 240 95.50      
5 Π 258 240 95.50      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4457.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9305) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4148.1 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 MP3/6-31+G**
B
0.38046

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/6-31+G**

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 1.188
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.024
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.183
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.240

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 N2 C3 H4
O11.21112.37013.4277
N21.21111.15912.2166
C32.37011.15911.0576
H43.42772.21661.0576

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

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP3/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-168.117110
Energy at 298.15K-168.117680
HF Energy-167.636777
Nuclear repulsion energy60.169050
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 MP3/6-31+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' 3594 3344 285.93      
2 A' 2385 2219 430.67      
3 A' 1295 1205 210.01      
4 A' 563 524 1.00      
5 A' 260 242 95.42      
6 A" 552 514 10.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4323.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9305) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4023.4 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 MP3/6-31+G**
B
0.37941

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/6-31+G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -0.003 -1.190 0.000
N2 0.000 0.026 0.000
C3 0.003 1.183 0.000
H4 0.006 2.243 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 N2 C3 H4
O11.21662.37373.4331
N21.21661.15712.2165
C32.37371.15711.0594
H43.43312.21651.0594

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 179.985 N2 C3 H4 179.956
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability