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All results from a given calculation for NH2CN (cyanamide)

using model chemistry: BLYP/cc-pVDZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes Cs 1A'
1 2 no C2V 1A1

Conformer 1 (Cs)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-148.752893
Energy at 298.15K-148.755145
Nuclear repulsion energy58.462367
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' 3385 3391 18.05      
2 A' 2256 2260 70.18      
3 A' 1563 1566 27.74      
4 A' 1048 1049 4.83      
5 A' 642 644 182.14      
6 A' 465 466 17.27      
7 A" 3469 3475 32.72      
8 A" 1173 1175 0.20      
9 A" 387 387 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7193.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1.0016) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7205.1 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
9.73974 0.32946 0.32228

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)
C1 0.000 0.219 0.000
N2 0.004 1.399 0.000
N3 0.086 -1.139 0.000
H4 -0.317 -1.566 0.844
H5 -0.317 -1.566 -0.844

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 N3 H4 H5
C11.17961.36132.00022.0002
N21.17962.53953.09963.0996
N31.36132.53951.02821.0282
H42.00023.09961.02821.6876
H52.00023.09961.02821.6876

picture of cyanamide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 H4 112.930 C1 N3 H5 112.930
N2 C1 N3 176.157 H4 N3 H5 110.305
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 C -0.079      
2 N -0.109      
3 N -0.059      
4 H 0.124      
5 H 0.124      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -1.150 -4.160 0.000 4.316
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.821 2.020 0.000
y 2.020 -18.076 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.078
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.244 2.020 0.000
y 2.020 -1.626 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.870
Polar
3z2-r25.740
x2-y20.255
xy2.020
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.822 0.119 0.000
y 0.119 4.975 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.268


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 40.269
(<r2>)1/2 6.346

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-148.750515
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-148.750515
Nuclear repulsion energy58.673843
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 A1 3486 3492 45.31      
2 A1 2259 2263 99.13      
3 A1 1526 1528 35.64      
4 A1 1092 1094 9.14      
5 B1 495 495 0.29      
6 B1 480i 480i 231.54      
7 B2 3605 3610 71.93      
8 B2 1085 1086 1.21      
9 B2 380 381 0.71      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6723.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 1.0016) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6734.5 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 BLYP/cc-pVDZ
ABC
10.86668 0.33164 0.32181

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.219
N2 0.000 0.000 1.401
N3 0.000 0.000 -1.121
H4 0.000 0.877 -1.639
H5 0.000 -0.877 -1.639

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 N3 H4 H5
C11.18181.34062.05472.0547
N21.18182.52233.16383.1638
N31.34062.52231.01851.0185
H42.05473.16381.01851.7546
H52.05473.16381.01851.7546

picture of cyanamide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 H4 120.534 C1 N3 H5 120.534
N2 C1 N3 180.000 H4 N3 H5 118.932
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 C -0.066      
2 N -0.118      
3 N -0.061      
4 H 0.123      
5 H 0.123      


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 -4.638 4.638
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.188 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.739 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.067
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.285 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.888 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.604
Polar
3z2-r2-1.207
x2-y2-3.449
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.686 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.213 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.994


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 40.149
(<r2>)1/2 6.336