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

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/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 wB97X-D/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.093474
Energy at 298.15K-255.092947
HF Energy-255.093474
Nuclear repulsion energy46.358059
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 wB97X-D/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 2250 2143 0.00      
2 Σ 353 336 64.95      
3 Π 149 142 17.26      
3 Π 149 142 17.26      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1450.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9526) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1381.7 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 wB97X-D/cc-pVDZ
B
0.15248

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.694
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.864
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.565

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.16932.2591
N21.16933.4284
Na32.25913.4284

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 wB97X-D/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.370      
2 N -0.478      
3 Na 0.848      


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 11.240 11.240
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.347 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.347 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.846
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.751 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.751 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.501
Polar
3z2-r27.002
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 2.786 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.786 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.388


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 64.192
(<r2>)1/2 8.012

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at wB97X-D/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.096070
Energy at 298.15K-255.095708
HF Energy-255.096070
Nuclear repulsion energy51.097634
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 wB97X-D/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' 2145 2043 41.50      
2 A' 368 350 61.31      
3 A' 121 115 13.33      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1316.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9526) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1254.1 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 wB97X-D/cc-pVDZ
ABC
1.99936 0.26268 0.23217

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.119 0.695 0.000
N2 0.000 1.072 0.000
Na3 -0.610 -1.061 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18062.4640
N21.18062.2183
Na32.46402.2183

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 87.338 C1 Na3 N2 28.596
N2 C1 Na3 64.065
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.352      
2 N -0.432      
3 Na 0.784      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -4.868 -7.935 0.000 9.309
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.128 3.181 0.000
y 3.181 -14.081 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.391
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.393 3.181 0.000
y 3.181 4.679 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.286
Polar
3z2-r2-0.572
x2-y2-6.047
xy3.181
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.555 -0.161 0.000
y -0.161 3.669 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.154


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 46.303
(<r2>)1/2 6.805

Conformer 3 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at wB97X-D/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.095569
Energy at 298.15K-255.094890
HF Energy-255.095569
Nuclear repulsion energy48.502925
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 wB97X-D/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 2170 2067 120.87      
2 Σ 384 366 73.55      
3 Π 95 91 10.04      
3 Π 95 91 10.04      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1371.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9526) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1306.7 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 wB97X-D/cc-pVDZ
B
0.17501

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.876
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.698
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.467

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17793.3427
N21.17792.1648
Na33.34272.1648

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 wB97X-D/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.277      
2 N -0.608      
3 Na 0.885      


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 11.182 11.182
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.362 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.362 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.057
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.653 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.653 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.305
Polar
3z2-r22.610
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 2.822 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.822 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.225


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 57.715
(<r2>)1/2 7.597