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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/cc-pVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

State 1 (3A") , Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C2 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at B3PW91/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.375602
Energy at 298.15K-131.374895
HF Energy-131.375602
Nuclear repulsion energy47.134045
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 B3PW91/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' 3391 3272 42.71      
2 A' 1815 1752 34.15      
3 A' 1238 1194 7.47      
4 A' 468 452 17.41      
5 A' 370 357 28.80      
6 A" 445 429 0.92      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3863.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.965) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3727.9 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 B3PW91/cc-pVDZ
ABC
87.29635 0.36446 0.36294

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.085 -1.224 0.000
C2 0.000 0.088 0.000
N3 -0.165 1.281 0.000
H4 0.645 -2.147 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.31462.51731.0793
C21.31461.20432.3259
N32.51731.20433.5220
H41.07932.32593.5220

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 175.832 C2 C1 H4 152.476
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at B3PW91/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.375101
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-131.375101
Nuclear repulsion energy47.191044
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 B3PW91/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 3455 3334 73.35      
2 Σ 1754 1693 36.86      
3 Σ 1276 1231 5.18      
4 Π 444 429 0.24      
4 Π 444 429 0.24      
5 Π 258i 249i 43.27      
5 Π 258i 249i 43.27      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3428.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.965) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3308.6 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 B3PW91/cc-pVDZ
B
0.36297

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.214
C2 0.000 0.000 0.083
N3 0.000 0.000 1.296
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.288

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.29782.51041.0736
C21.29781.21262.3713
N32.51041.21263.5840
H41.07362.37133.5840

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 180.000 C2 C1 H4 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.028      
2 C 0.034      
3 N -0.137      
4 H 0.076      


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 -3.134 3.134
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.062 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.062 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.066
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.998 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.998 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.996
Polar
3z2-r23.992
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 1.824 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.824 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.239


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.123
(<r2>)1/2 6.010

State 2 (1A') , Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at B3PW91/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.346360
Energy at 298.15K-131.345808
HF Energy-131.346360
Nuclear repulsion energy46.820559
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 B3PW91/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' 3071 2964 8.01      
2 A' 2111 2037 20.75      
3 A' 1096 1058 32.59      
4 A' 944 911 44.52      
5 A' 453 437 22.45      
6 A" 314 303 9.40      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3995.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.965) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3855.2 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 B3PW91/cc-pVDZ
ABC
17.75947 0.36917 0.36165

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.089 -1.285 0.000
C2 0.000 0.092 0.000
N3 -0.241 1.252 0.000
H4 1.154 -1.603 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.37972.55861.1106
C21.37971.18522.0502
N32.55861.18523.1778
H41.11062.05023.1778

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.024      
2 C 0.009      
3 N -0.108      
4 H 0.123      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.732 -1.258 0.000 2.140
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.701 -2.335 0.000
y -2.335 -20.683 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.701
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.492 -2.335 0.000
y -2.335 -4.483 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.991
Polar
3z2-r25.982
x2-y23.983
xy-2.335
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.590 -0.753 0.000
y -0.753 6.155 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.310


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.341
(<r2>)1/2 6.028

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.346360
Energy at 298.15K-131.345808
HF Energy-131.346360
Nuclear repulsion energy46.820559
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 B3PW91/cc-pVDZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3PW91/cc-pVDZ
ABC
17.75947 0.36917 0.36165

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability