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All results from a given calculation for LiCN (lithium cyanide)

using model chemistry: HF/cc-pVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no C*V LiCN 1Σ
1 2 no CS 1A'
1 3 yes C*V LiNC 1Σ

Conformer 1 (C*V LiCN)

Jump to S1C2 S1C3
Energy calculated at HF/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-99.781727
Energy at 298.15K-99.780738
HF Energy-99.781727
Nuclear repulsion energy27.775116
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 HF/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 2458 2232 1.86      
2 Σ 619 562 127.95      
3 Π 156 141 43.90      
3 Π 156 141 43.90      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1693.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.908) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1538.0 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 HF/cc-pVDZ
B
0.37198

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -2.097
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.135
N3 0.000 0.000 1.014

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 N3
Li11.96183.1106
C21.96181.1488
N33.11061.1488

picture of lithium cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Li1 C2 N3 180.000 Li1 N3 C2 0.000
C2 Li1 N3 0.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.492      
2 C -0.262      
3 N -0.230      


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 -9.441 9.441
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.267 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.267 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.499
Traceless
 xyz
x -8.383 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -8.383 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 16.766
Polar
3z2-r233.533
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 2.160 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.160 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.744


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 25.914
(<r2>)1/2 5.091

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1 S1C3
Energy calculated at HF/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-99.793058
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-99.793058
Nuclear repulsion energy28.507581
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 HF/cc-pVDZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HF/cc-pVDZ
B
0.37198

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 1.076 1.551 0.000
C2 -0.538 -0.914 0.000
N3 0.000 0.119 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 N3
Li12.94751.7918
C22.94751.1652
N31.79181.1652

picture of lithium cyanide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Li1 C2 N3 5.706 Li1 N3 C2 170.586
C2 Li1 N3 3.707
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.595      
2 C -0.165      
3 N -0.430      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  5.075 7.247 0.000 8.848
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -9.602 6.154 0.000
y 6.154 -6.090 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.169
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.527 6.154 0.000
y 6.154 5.795 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.322
Polar
3z2-r2-12.645
x2-y2-3.512
xy6.154
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.160 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.160 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.744


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 23.769
(<r2>)1/2 4.875

Conformer 3 (C*V LiNC)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2
Energy calculated at HF/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-99.793101
Energy at 298.15K-99.791894
HF Energy-99.793101
Nuclear repulsion energy28.488971
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 HF/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 2325 2111 242.18      
2 Σ 737 669 167.22      
3 Π 76 69 33.27      
3 Π 76 69 33.27      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1607.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.908) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1459.3 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 HF/cc-pVDZ
B
0.43452

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 1.894
C2 0.000 0.000 -1.065
N3 0.000 0.000 0.101

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 N3
Li12.95851.7932
C22.95851.1653
N31.79321.1653

picture of lithium cyanide state 1 conformation 3
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Li1 C2 N3 0.000 Li1 N3 C2 180.000
C2 Li1 N3 0.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.598      
2 C -0.167      
3 N -0.431      


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 8.876 8.876
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.164 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.164 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.436
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.364 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.364 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 12.728
Polar
3z2-r225.457
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 2.141 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.141 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.906


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 23.828
(<r2>)1/2 4.881