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

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 C*V 1Σ
1 2 no CS 1A'

Conformer 1 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-168.583683
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-168.583683
Nuclear repulsion energy60.135129
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 Σ 3518 3392 277.13 31.14 0.22 0.36
2 Σ 2334 2251 389.31 42.00 0.11 0.19
3 Σ 1289 1243 133.66 21.38 0.24 0.39
4 Π 562 542 0.54 1.00 0.75 0.86
4 Π 562 542 0.54 1.00 0.75 0.86
5 Π 273 263 105.34 10.02 0.75 0.86
5 Π 273 263 105.34 10.02 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4405.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9642) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4248.1 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 B3LYP/6-31+G**
B
0.37892

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 1.190
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.022
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.185
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.249

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 N2 C3 H4
O11.21182.37503.4388
N21.21181.16322.2270
C32.37501.16321.0638
H43.43882.22701.0638

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 B3LYP/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.200      
2 N -0.012      
3 C -0.066      
4 H 0.279      


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 -3.417 3.417
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.999 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.999 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.188
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.405 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.405 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.811
Polar
3z2-r25.621
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 1.782 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.782 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.374


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 34.847
(<r2>)1/2 5.903

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-168.583683
Energy at 298.15K-168.584267
HF Energy-168.583683
Nuclear repulsion energy60.130751
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' 3518 3392 277.13      
2 A' 2334 2251 388.80      
3 A' 1289 1243 133.75      
4 A' 562 542 0.55      
5 A' 274 264 105.31      
6 A" 547 528 11.61      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4261.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9642) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4109.1 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 B3LYP/6-31+G**
B
0.37887

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)
O1 -0.003 -1.190 0.000
N2 0.000 0.022 0.000
C3 0.003 1.185 0.000
H4 0.006 2.249 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 N2 C3 H4
O11.21202.37523.4390
N21.21201.16312.2270
C32.37521.16311.0638
H43.43902.22701.0638

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 179.987 N2 C3 H4 179.961
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 O -0.200      
2 N -0.013      
3 C -0.066      
4 H 0.279      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.008 3.419 0.000 3.419
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.999 0.006 0.000
y 0.006 -14.187 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.999
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.406 0.006 0.000
y 0.006 2.812 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.406
Polar
3z2-r2-2.812
x2-y2-2.812
xy0.006
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.782 0.013 0.000
y 0.013 6.375 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.782


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 34.850
(<r2>)1/2 5.903