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

using model chemistry: B3LYPultrafine/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 B3LYPultrafine/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.158215
Energy at 298.15K-255.157537
HF Energy-255.158215
Nuclear repulsion energy46.589863
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 B3LYPultrafine/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 2222 2155 2.89      
2 Σ 370 359 51.70      
3 Π 99 96 19.01      
3 Π 99 96 19.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1395.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.97) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1353.2 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 B3LYPultrafine/cc-pVDZ
B
0.15493

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.680
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.853
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.550

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17252.2302
N21.17253.4028
Na32.23023.4028

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 B3LYPultrafine/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.392      
2 N -0.201      
3 Na 0.593      


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 10.165 10.165
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.263 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.263 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.533
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.365 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.365 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.729
Polar
3z2-r29.458
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 2.963 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.963 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.745


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 63.030
(<r2>)1/2 7.939

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B3LYPultrafine/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.165195
Energy at 298.15K-255.164932
HF Energy-255.165195
Nuclear repulsion energy51.717063
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 B3LYPultrafine/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' 2112 2049 30.35      
2 A' 386 375 51.96      
3 A' 170 165 9.36      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1334.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.97) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1294.3 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 B3LYPultrafine/cc-pVDZ
ABC
1.90609 0.27805 0.24265

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.117 0.674 0.000
N2 0.000 1.071 0.000
Na3 -0.609 -1.049 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18502.4387
N21.18502.2056
Na32.43872.2056

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 86.469 C1 Na3 N2 29.013
N2 C1 Na3 64.518
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYPultrafine/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.223      
2 N -0.233      
3 Na 0.456      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -4.614 -7.165 0.000 8.522
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.756 3.527 0.000
y 3.527 -13.917 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.543
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.026 3.527 0.000
y 3.527 4.733 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.707
Polar
3z2-r2-1.413
x2-y2-5.839
xy3.527
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.205 -0.026 0.000
y -0.026 3.616 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.010


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 44.693
(<r2>)1/2 6.685

Conformer 3 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at B3LYPultrafine/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.161049
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-255.161049
Nuclear repulsion energy48.758434
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 B3LYPultrafine/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 2139 2074 112.13      
2 Σ 420 408 58.87      
3 Π 46i 45i 5.33      
3 Π 46i 45i 5.33      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1233.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.97) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1196.0 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 B3LYPultrafine/cc-pVDZ
B
0.17793

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/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 -0.668
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.435

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18473.2877
N21.18472.1030
Na33.28772.1030

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 B3LYPultrafine/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.270      
2 N -0.302      
3 Na 0.572      


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 10.483 10.483
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.243 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.243 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.399
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.922 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.922 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.843
Polar
3z2-r23.686
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 2.834 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.834 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.851


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 56.756
(<r2>)1/2 7.534