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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/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 B2PLYP/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-100.277877
Energy at 298.15K-100.276812
HF Energy-100.179273
Nuclear repulsion energy27.317681
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 B2PLYP/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 2157 2066 18.65      
2 Σ 616 590 111.70      
3 Π 133 127 46.87      
3 Π 133 127 46.87      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1519.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9577) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1455.4 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 B2PLYP/cc-pVDZ
B
0.36991

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -2.090
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.153
N3 0.000 0.000 1.027

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 N3
Li11.93753.1174
C21.93751.1799
N33.11741.1799

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 B2PLYP/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.406      
2 C -0.227      
3 N -0.179      


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 -8.857 8.857
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.435 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.435 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.057
Traceless
 xyz
x -8.246 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -8.246 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 16.492
Polar
3z2-r232.985
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 2.510 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.510 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.177


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 26.215
(<r2>)1/2 5.120

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-100.284210
Energy at 298.15K-100.283419
HF Energy-100.187479
Nuclear repulsion energy28.888145
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 B2PLYP/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' 2046 1960 32.54      
2 A' 667 639 128.18      
3 A' 148 142 31.27      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1430.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9577) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1370.0 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 B2PLYP/cc-pVDZ
ABC
2.13026 0.75860 0.55939

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 1.446 -0.588 0.000
C2 -0.723 -0.374 0.000
N3 0.000 0.572 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 N3
Li12.17961.8538
C22.17961.1905
N31.85381.1905

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 58.243 Li1 N3 C2 88.659
C2 Li1 N3 33.098
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.341      
2 C -0.097      
3 N -0.243      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  6.713 -2.303 0.000 7.097
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -5.689 -5.984 0.000
y -5.984 -15.426 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.762
Traceless
 xyz
x 9.405 -5.984 0.000
y -5.984 -5.200 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.205
Polar
3z2-r2-8.409
x2-y29.737
xy-5.984
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.416 0.426 0.000
y 0.426 3.283 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.667


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 21.305
(<r2>)1/2 4.616

Conformer 3 (C*V LiNC)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-100.283289
Energy at 298.15K-100.281973
HF Energy-100.188554
Nuclear repulsion energy28.038003
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 B2PLYP/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 2090 2002 137.53      
2 Σ 716 686 145.21      
3 Π 50 47 26.85      
3 Π 50 47 26.85      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1452.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9577) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1391.2 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 B2PLYP/cc-pVDZ
B
0.42660

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 1.904
C2 0.000 0.000 -1.081
N3 0.000 0.000 0.111

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 N3
Li12.98501.7933
C22.98501.1917
N31.79331.1917

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 B2PLYP/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.499      
2 C -0.224      
3 N -0.274      


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 8.896 8.896
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.402 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.402 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.842
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.280 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.280 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 12.560
Polar
3z2-r225.119
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 2.471 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.471 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.461


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 24.354
(<r2>)1/2 4.935