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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: QCISD(T)=FULL/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 QCISD(T)=FULL/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.081480
Energy at 298.15K-131.080880
HF Energy-130.690988
Nuclear repulsion energy46.525911
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 QCISD(T)=FULL/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' 3334 3197        
2 A' 1835 1760        
3 A' 1142 1095        
4 A' 657 630        
5 A' 385 369        
6 A" 420 403        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3885.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.959) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3726.5 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 QCISD(T)=FULL/cc-pVDZ
ABC
46.69285 0.35635 0.35366

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)=FULL/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.060 -1.256 0.000
C2 0.000 0.095 0.000
N3 -0.162 1.292 0.000
H4 0.771 -2.080 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.35232.55791.0880
C21.35231.20812.3077
N32.55791.20813.4990
H41.08802.30773.4990

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 174.860 C2 C1 H4 141.817
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at QCISD(T)=FULL/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.078715
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-130.688761
Nuclear repulsion energy46.663990
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 QCISD(T)=FULL/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 3430 3289        
2 Σ 1677 1608        
3 Σ 1224 1174        
4 Π 422 405        
4 Π 422 405        
5 Π 447i 428i        
5 Π 447i 428i        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3141.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.959) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3012.4 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 QCISD(T)=FULL/cc-pVDZ
B
0.35459

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)=FULL/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.230
C2 0.000 0.000 0.087
N3 0.000 0.000 1.310
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.309

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.31692.54081.0788
C21.31691.22392.3958
N32.54081.22393.6196
H41.07882.39583.6196

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 QCISD(T)=FULL/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.021      
2 C 0.044      
3 N -0.145      
4 H 0.122      


Electric dipole moments


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


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


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.957
(<r2>)1/2 6.079

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at QCISD(T)=FULL/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.060680
Energy at 298.15K-131.060062
HF Energy-130.626914
Nuclear repulsion energy46.130588
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 QCISD(T)=FULL/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' 3044 2919        
2 A' 2053 1969        
3 A' 1047 1004        
4 A' 979 939        
5 A' 407 391        
6 A" 294 282        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3911.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.959) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3751.5 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 QCISD(T)=FULL/cc-pVDZ
ABC
16.79363 0.35765 0.35019

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)=FULL/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.107 -1.313 0.000
C2 0.000 0.098 0.000
N3 -0.262 1.265 0.000
H4 1.193 -1.570 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.41532.60441.1168
C21.41531.19602.0516
N32.60441.19603.1873
H41.11682.05163.1873

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at QCISD(T)=FULL/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.060680
Energy at 298.15K-131.060062
HF Energy-130.626914
Nuclear repulsion energy46.130588
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 QCISD(T)=FULL/cc-pVDZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at QCISD(T)=FULL/cc-pVDZ
ABC
16.79363 0.35765 0.35019

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)=FULL/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability