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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/cc-pVDZ

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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 PBE1PBE/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.273773
Energy at 298.15K-131.273069
HF Energy-131.273773
Nuclear repulsion energy47.173897
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 PBE1PBE/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' 3404 3273 44.58      
2 A' 1821 1751 37.54      
3 A' 1244 1197 7.95      
4 A' 471 452 17.44      
5 A' 370 356 28.02      
6 A" 446 429 0.96      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3877.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9615) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3728.6 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 PBE1PBE/cc-pVDZ
ABC
86.12654 0.36509 0.36355

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.079 -1.224 0.000
C2 0.000 0.088 0.000
N3 -0.159 1.280 0.000
H4 0.637 -2.147 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.31412.51521.0791
C21.31411.20272.3242
N32.51521.20273.5185
H41.07912.32423.5185

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 175.862 C2 C1 H4 152.277
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.273244
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-131.273244
Nuclear repulsion energy47.230629
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 PBE1PBE/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 3467 3334 76.15      
2 Σ 1756 1688 41.26      
3 Σ 1284 1234 5.50      
4 Π 445 428 0.21      
4 Π 445 428 0.21      
5 Π 261i 251i 43.24      
5 Π 261i 251i 43.24      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3437.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9615) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3305.0 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 PBE1PBE/cc-pVDZ
B
0.36358

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.213
C2 0.000 0.000 0.084
N3 0.000 0.000 1.295
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.287

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.29692.50821.0734
C21.29691.21132.3703
N32.50821.21133.5816
H41.07342.37033.5816

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 PBE1PBE/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.027      
2 C 0.033      
3 N -0.137      
4 H 0.077      


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 -3.136 3.136
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.113 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.113 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.054
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.029 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.029 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.059
Polar
3z2-r24.118
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 1.825 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.825 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.213


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.100
(<r2>)1/2 6.008

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.242451
Energy at 298.15K-131.241903
HF Energy-131.242451
Nuclear repulsion energy46.870456
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 PBE1PBE/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' 3087 2968 7.01      
2 A' 2132 2050 22.17      
3 A' 1101 1058 33.43      
4 A' 949 912 43.81      
5 A' 454 437 22.96      
6 A" 315 303 9.78      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4018.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9615) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3864.1 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 PBE1PBE/cc-pVDZ
ABC
17.71159 0.36990 0.36233

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.063 -1.286 0.000
C2 0.000 0.092 0.000
N3 -0.215 1.255 0.000
H4 1.122 -1.620 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.37972.55661.1103
C21.37971.18282.0470
N32.55661.18283.1708
H41.11032.04703.1708

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.021      
2 C 0.005      
3 N -0.108      
4 H 0.124      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.716 -1.294 0.000 2.149
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.828 -2.432 0.000
y -2.432 -20.646 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.747
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.369 -2.432 0.000
y -2.432 -4.358 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.990
Polar
3z2-r25.979
x2-y23.818
xy-2.432
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.559 -0.676 0.000
y -0.676 6.148 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.315


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.316
(<r2>)1/2 6.026

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.242451
Energy at 298.15K-131.241903
HF Energy-131.242451
Nuclear repulsion energy46.870456
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 PBE1PBE/cc-pVDZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at PBE1PBE/cc-pVDZ
ABC
17.71159 0.36990 0.36233

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability