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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/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 B2PLYP/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.996478
Energy at 298.15K-254.995854
HF Energy-254.879478
Nuclear repulsion energy46.449120
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 B2PLYP/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 2147 2060 5.14      
2 Σ 363 348 56.68      
3 Π 116 112 14.39      
3 Π 116 112 14.39      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1371.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9594) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1315.8 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 B2PLYP/cc-pVTZ
B
0.15321

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.690
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.859
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.560

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.16902.2504
N21.16903.4194
Na32.25043.4194

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 B2PLYP/cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.305      
2 N -0.140      
3 Na 0.446      


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 10.720 10.720
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.260 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.260 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.306
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.977 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.977 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.954
Polar
3z2-r27.909
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 3.052 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.052 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.433


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 63.787
(<r2>)1/2 7.987

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.001042
Energy at 298.15K-255.000801
HF Energy-254.885299
Nuclear repulsion energy51.626280
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 B2PLYP/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' 2060 1977 19.80      
2 A' 379 363 62.19      
3 A' 188 181 8.13      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1313.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9594) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1260.3 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 B2PLYP/cc-pVTZ
ABC
1.90325 0.27569 0.24081

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.086 0.647 0.000
N2 0.000 1.106 0.000
Na3 -0.592 -1.057 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17912.3909
N21.17912.2426
Na32.39092.2426

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 82.364 C1 Na3 N2 29.261
N2 C1 Na3 68.375
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.170      
2 N -0.178      
3 Na 0.348      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -4.645 -7.397 0.000 8.735
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.768 3.520 0.000
y 3.520 -14.019 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.390
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.064 3.520 0.000
y 3.520 4.561 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.496
Polar
3z2-r2-0.992
x2-y2-5.750
xy3.520
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.265 -0.079 0.000
y -0.079 3.779 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.187


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 44.943
(<r2>)1/2 6.704

Conformer 3 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.996771
Energy at 298.15K-254.995851
HF Energy-254.882742
Nuclear repulsion energy48.645504
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 B2PLYP/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 2095 2010 91.51      
2 Σ 402 385 66.56      
3 Π 26 25 4.43      
3 Π 26 25 4.43      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1274.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9594) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1222.5 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 B2PLYP/cc-pVTZ
B
0.17611

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.856
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.679
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.444

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17783.3007
N21.17782.1230
Na33.30072.1230

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 B2PLYP/cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.379      
2 N -0.226      
3 Na 0.604      


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 10.964 10.964
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.265 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.265 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.040
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.613 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.613 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.226
Polar
3z2-r22.451
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 3.031 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.031 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.254


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 57.376
(<r2>)1/2 7.575