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All results from a given calculation for NaCN (Sodium Cyanide)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/cc-pVDZ

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
1 3 no C*V 1Σ

Conformer 1 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at B3PW91/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.071206
Energy at 298.15K-255.070529
HF Energy-255.071206
Nuclear repulsion energy46.470336
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 B3PW91/cc-pVDZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 2228 2150 2.01      
2 Σ 363 350 54.45      
3 Π 102 98 20.02      
3 Π 102 98 20.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1396.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.965) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1348.0 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 B3PW91/cc-pVDZ
B
0.15384

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.685
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.858
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.556

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17282.2410
N21.17283.4139
Na32.24103.4139

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 0.000 C1 Na3 N2 0.000
N2 C1 Na3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.417      
2 N -0.220      
3 Na 0.637      


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 10.408 10.408
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.110 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.110 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.338
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.386 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.386 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.773
Polar
3z2-r29.545
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 2.860 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.860 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.309


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 63.303
(<r2>)1/2 7.956

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B3PW91/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.077519
Energy at 298.15K-255.077251
HF Energy-255.077519
Nuclear repulsion energy51.633035
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 B3PW91/cc-pVDZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 378 365 55.86      
2 A' 172 166 8.28      
3 A' 2122 2047 28.25      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1335.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.965) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1288.9 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 B3PW91/cc-pVDZ
ABC
1.89568 0.27704 0.24171

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.116 0.675 0.000
N2 0.000 1.074 0.000
Na3 -0.609 -1.052 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18502.4397
N21.18502.2111
Na32.43972.2111

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 86.267 C1 Na3 N2 28.992
N2 C1 Na3 64.741
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.253      
2 N -0.255      
3 Na 0.508      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -4.684 -7.320 0.000 8.691
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.602 3.534 0.000
y 3.534 -13.803 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.361
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.021 3.534 0.000
y 3.534 4.679 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.658
Polar
3z2-r2-1.317
x2-y2-5.800
xy3.534
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.064 -0.132 0.000
y -0.132 3.426 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.910


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 44.731
(<r2>)1/2 6.688

Conformer 3 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at B3PW91/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.073295
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-255.073295
Nuclear repulsion energy48.661229
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 B3PW91/cc-pVDZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 2146 2071 110.19      
2 Σ 410 395 63.39      
3 Π 48i 46i 5.68      
3 Π 48i 46i 5.68      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1230.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.965) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1187.0 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 B3PW91/cc-pVDZ
B
0.17698

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.856
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.671
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.440

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18473.2956
N21.18472.1109
Na33.29562.1109

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 3
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 180.000 C1 Na3 N2 0.000
N2 C1 Na3 0.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.276      
2 N -0.340      
3 Na 0.616      


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 10.712 10.712
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.054 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.054 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.337
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.858 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.858 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.717
Polar
3z2-r23.434
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 2.703 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.703 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.353


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 56.914
(<r2>)1/2 7.544