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

using model chemistry: MP3=FULL/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 MP3=FULL/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.470905
Energy at 298.15K-254.470233
HF Energy-254.181535
Nuclear repulsion energy46.207400
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 MP3=FULL/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 2276 2140 1.73      
2 Σ 361 340 58.91      
3 Π 104 97 21.69      
3 Π 104 97 21.69      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1422.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9403) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1337.4 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 MP3=FULL/cc-pVDZ
B
0.15156

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3=FULL/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.695
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.869
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.568

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17452.2632
N21.17453.4378
Na32.26323.4378

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

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at MP3=FULL/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.478160
Energy at 298.15K-254.477875
HF Energy-254.190885
Nuclear repulsion energy51.350137
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 MP3=FULL/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' 2174 2044 24.60      
2 A' 375 352 58.64      
3 A' 163 154 9.14      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1356.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9403) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1275.0 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 MP3=FULL/cc-pVDZ
ABC
1.89868 0.27205 0.23795

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3=FULL/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.103 0.662 0.000
N2 0.000 1.098 0.000
Na3 -0.602 -1.060 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18582.4231
N21.18582.2397
Na32.42312.2397

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 84.045 C1 Na3 N2 29.126
N2 C1 Na3 66.828
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 3 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at MP3=FULL/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.473472
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-254.189850
Nuclear repulsion energy48.494916
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 MP3=FULL/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 2201 2070 98.67      
2 Σ 415 390 70.13      
3 Π 58i 55i 5.31      
3 Π 58i 55i 5.31      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1250.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9403) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1175.3 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 MP3=FULL/cc-pVDZ
B
0.17542

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3=FULL/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.862
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.677
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.447

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18533.3088
N21.18532.1235
Na33.30882.1235

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