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All results from a given calculation for NaCN (Sodium Cyanide)

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)/cc-pVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no C*V 1Σ
1 2 yes CS 1A
1 3 no C*V 1Σ

Conformer 1 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at CCSD(T)/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.578574
Energy at 298.15K-254.577917
HF Energy-254.211500
Nuclear repulsion energy46.039864
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 CCSD(T)/cc-pVTZ
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 2137 2083        
2 Σ 355 346        
3 Π 109 107        
3 Π 109 107        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1355.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9748) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1321.2 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 CCSD(T)/cc-pVTZ
B
0.14999

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.702
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.877
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.577

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17482.2794
N21.17483.4542
Na32.27943.4542

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 0.000 C1 Na3 N2 0.000
N2 C1 Na3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1 S1C3
Energy calculated at CCSD(T)/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.583984
Energy at 298.15K-254.583735
HF Energy-254.218874
Nuclear repulsion energy51.178569
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 CCSD(T)/cc-pVTZ
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' 374 364        
2 A' 186 181        
3 A' 2049 1997        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1304.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9748) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1271.6 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 CCSD(T)/cc-pVTZ
ABC
1.88690 0.26939 0.23573

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.095 0.661 0.000
N2 0.000 1.115 0.000
Na3 -0.597 -1.070 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18502.4202
N21.18502.2650
Na32.42022.2650

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 82.751 C1 Na3 N2 29.061
N2 C1 Na3 68.188
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 3 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2
Energy calculated at CCSD(T)/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.579177
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-254.217898
Nuclear repulsion energy48.232438
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 CCSD(T)/cc-pVTZ
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 2081 2029        
2 Σ 392 382        
3 Π 24i 23i        
3 Π 24i 23i        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1212.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9748) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1182.3 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 CCSD(T)/cc-pVTZ
B
0.17271

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.872
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.689
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.459

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18353.3313
N21.18352.1478
Na33.33132.1478

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 3
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 180.000 C1 Na3 N2 0.000
N2 C1 Na3 0.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability