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All results from a given calculation for HCN (Hydrogen cyanide)

using model chemistry: MP3/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 MP3/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-93.170029
Energy at 298.15K-93.170145
HF Energy-92.882117
Nuclear repulsion energy23.727585
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 MP3/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 3512 3329 68.73      
2 Σ 2241 2124 1.36      
3 Π 748 709 36.13      
3 Π 748 709 36.13      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3625.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9479) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3436.3 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 MP3/cc-pVDZ
B
1.46077

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.504
H2 0.000 0.000 -1.582
N3 0.000 0.000 0.658

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 N3
C11.07831.1618
H21.07832.2401
N31.16182.2401

picture of Hydrogen cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 N3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability