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All results from a given calculation for ClCN (chlorocyanogen)

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 C*V 1Σ
Energy calculated at B3PW91/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-552.945073
Energy at 298.15K-552.944759
Nuclear repulsion energy74.462525
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
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 2325 2244 43.86      
2 Σ 759 733 8.19      
3 Π 401 387 2.34      
3 Π 401 387 2.34      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1943.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.965) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1875.4 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 B3PW91/cc-pVDZ
B
0.19742

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)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.982
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.657
N3 0.000 0.000 -1.822

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 C2 N3
Cl11.63952.8041
C21.63951.1647
N32.80411.1647

picture of chlorocyanogen state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl1 C2 N3 180.000
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Cl 0.094      
2 C 0.017      
3 N -0.111      


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 2.714 2.714
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -22.725 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -22.725 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.183
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.729 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.729 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.458
Polar
3z2-r2-6.916
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 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> 57.142
(<r2>)1/2 7.559