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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/cc-pVTZ

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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 B3PW91/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.104776
Energy at 298.15K-255.104159
HF Energy-255.104776
Nuclear repulsion energy46.600616
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-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 2227 2141 1.37      
2 Σ 359 345 56.71      
3 Π 120 115 14.05      
3 Π 120 115 14.05      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1412.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9616) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1358.2 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 B3PW91/cc-pVTZ
B
0.15381

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.692
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.854
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.557

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.16162.2498
N21.16163.4115
Na32.24983.4115

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
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.287      
2 N -0.174      
3 Na 0.461      


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 10.731 10.731
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.114 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.114 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.224
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.945 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.945 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.891
Polar
3z2-r27.781
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 3.058 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.058 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.491


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 63.499
(<r2>)1/2 7.969

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B3PW91/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.109105
Energy at 298.15K-255.108856
HF Energy-255.109105
Nuclear repulsion energy51.752863
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-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' 374 360 62.40      
2 A' 186 179 7.95      
3 A' 2127 2046 27.54      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1343.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9616) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1292.1 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 B3PW91/cc-pVTZ
ABC
1.92443 0.27589 0.24130

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.106 0.683 0.000
N2 0.000 1.075 0.000
Na3 -0.603 -1.057 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17382.4394
N21.17382.2161
Na32.43942.2161

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 86.272 C1 Na3 N2 28.695
N2 C1 Na3 65.032
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.177      
2 N -0.201      
3 Na 0.379      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -4.610 -7.421 0.000 8.737
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.558 3.486 0.000
y 3.486 -13.876 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.218
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.011 3.486 0.000
y 3.486 4.512 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.501
Polar
3z2-r2-1.002
x2-y2-5.682
xy3.486
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.279 -0.068 0.000
y -0.068 3.805 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 3.187


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 44.764
(<r2>)1/2 6.691

Conformer 3 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at B3PW91/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.105145
Energy at 298.15K-255.104273
HF Energy-255.105145
Nuclear repulsion energy48.787634
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-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 2152 2069 110.35      
2 Σ 397 382 66.43      
3 Π 40 38 4.77      
3 Π 40 38 4.77      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1314.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9616) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1263.5 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 B3PW91/cc-pVTZ
B
0.17689

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.851
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.679
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.442

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17193.2925
N21.17192.1206
Na33.29252.1206

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
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.361      
2 N -0.281      
3 Na 0.641      


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 10.917 10.917
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.104 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.104 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.856
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.624 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.624 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.248
Polar
3z2-r22.496
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 3.034 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.034 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.390


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 57.065
(<r2>)1/2 7.554