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

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/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 mPW1PW91/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.108234
Energy at 298.15K-255.107562
HF Energy-255.108234
Nuclear repulsion energy46.553019
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 mPW1PW91/cc-pVDZ
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 2248 2154 1.71      
2 Σ 366 351 54.38      
3 Π 102 98 19.65      
3 Π 102 98 19.65      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1409.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9583) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1350.5 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 mPW1PW91/cc-pVDZ
B
0.15436

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.684
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.855
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.553

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17052.2375
N21.17053.4080
Na32.23753.4080

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 mPW1PW91/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.421      
2 N -0.224      
3 Na 0.645      


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 10.398 10.398
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.119 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.119 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.415
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.352 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.352 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.704
Polar
3z2-r29.408
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 2.807 -0.000 -0.000
y -0.000 2.807 0.000
z -0.000 0.000 5.214


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 63.141
(<r2>)1/2 7.946

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.114882
Energy at 298.15K-255.114612
HF Energy-255.114882
Nuclear repulsion energy51.670631
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 mPW1PW91/cc-pVDZ
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' 2140 2051 30.03      
2 A' 379 364 55.36      
3 A' 169 162 8.50      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1344.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9583) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1288.0 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 mPW1PW91/cc-pVDZ
ABC
1.90595 0.27688 0.24176

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.097 0.650 0.000
N2 0.000 1.092 0.000
Na3 -0.598 -1.050 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18242.4002
N21.18242.2238
Na32.40022.2238

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 83.639 C1 Na3 N2 29.315
N2 C1 Na3 67.046
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.252      
2 N -0.263      
3 Na 0.515      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -4.670 -7.333 0.000 8.693
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.609 3.505 0.000
y 3.505 -13.835 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.375
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.004 3.505 0.000
y 3.505 4.657 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.653
Polar
3z2-r2-1.307
x2-y2-5.774
xy3.505
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.039 -0.127 0.000
y -0.127 3.391 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.875


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 44.735
(<r2>)1/2 6.688

Conformer 3 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.110648
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-255.110648
Nuclear repulsion energy48.761953
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 mPW1PW91/cc-pVDZ
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 2165 2074 112.93      
2 Σ 414 397 63.37      
3 Π 50i 48i 5.87      
3 Π 50i 48i 5.87      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1239.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9583) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1187.4 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 mPW1PW91/cc-pVDZ
B
0.17774

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.852
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.670
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.436

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18253.2887
N21.18252.1062
Na33.28872.1062

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 mPW1PW91/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.269      
2 N -0.353      
3 Na 0.622      


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 10.669 10.669
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.063 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.063 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.331
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.866 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.866 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.732
Polar
3z2-r23.464
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 2.657 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.657 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.265


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 56.718
(<r2>)1/2 7.531