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

using model chemistry: BLYP/cc-pVDZ

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States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (C*V LiCN)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-100.353574
Energy at 298.15K-100.352480
HF Energy-100.353574
Nuclear repulsion energy27.282101
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 BLYP/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 2141 2144 19.76      
2 Σ 610 611 102.09      
3 Π 126 126 45.86      
3 Π 126 126 45.86      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1500.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 1.0016) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1503.1 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 BLYP/cc-pVDZ
B
0.37028

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -2.088
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.155
N3 0.000 0.000 1.028

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 N3
Li11.93253.1155
C21.93251.1831
N33.11551.1831

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 BLYP/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.357      
2 C -0.190      
3 N -0.168      


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 -8.540 8.540
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.608 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.608 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.740
Traceless
 xyz
x -8.174 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -8.174 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 16.347
Polar
3z2-r232.694
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 2.845 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.845 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.710


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 26.336
(<r2>)1/2 5.132

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-100.360302
Energy at 298.15K-100.359510
HF Energy-100.360302
Nuclear repulsion energy28.831685
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 BLYP/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' 661 662 119.26      
2 A' 149 149 29.41      
4 A' 2016 2019 37.61      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1412.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 1.0016) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1415.1 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 BLYP/cc-pVDZ
ABC
2.11914 0.75895 0.55881

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 1.445 -0.585 0.000
C2 -0.723 -0.376 0.000
N3 0.000 0.574 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 N3
Li12.17821.8528
C22.17821.1938
N31.85281.1938

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 58.247 Li1 N3 C2 88.532
C2 Li1 N3 33.221
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.269      
2 C -0.075      
3 N -0.194      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  6.512 -2.199 0.000 6.873
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -5.907 -5.877 0.000
y -5.877 -15.589 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.973
Traceless
 xyz
x 9.374 -5.877 0.000
y -5.877 -5.150 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.225
Polar
3z2-r2-8.450
x2-y29.683
xy-5.877
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.875 0.398 -0.000
y 0.398 3.597 0.000
z -0.000 0.000 3.024


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 21.446
(<r2>)1/2 4.631

Conformer 3 (C*V LiNC)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-100.359789
Energy at 298.15K-100.358504
HF Energy-100.359789
Nuclear repulsion energy27.962281
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 BLYP/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 2050 2053 153.10      
2 Σ 706 707 128.24      
3 Π 59 59 25.39      
3 Π 59 59 25.39      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1436.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1.0016) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1438.9 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 BLYP/cc-pVDZ
B
0.42556

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 1.905
C2 0.000 0.000 -1.084
N3 0.000 0.000 0.113

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 N3
Li12.98851.7918
C22.98851.1967
N31.79181.1967

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 BLYP/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.426      
2 C -0.229      
3 N -0.198      


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 8.621 8.621
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.613 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.613 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.071
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.271 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.271 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 12.542
Polar
3z2-r225.085
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 2.823 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.823 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.060


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 24.536
(<r2>)1/2 4.953