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

using model chemistry: MP3=FULL/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 MP3=FULL/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.593775
Energy at 298.15K-254.593119
HF Energy-254.213499
Nuclear repulsion energy46.442546
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=FULL/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 2296 2141 0.91      
2 Σ 329 307 61.43      
3 Π 118 110 15.19      
3 Π 118 110 15.19      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1430.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9326) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1333.8 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 MP3=FULL/cc-pVTZ
B
0.15182

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.704
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.862
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.569

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.15742.2733
N21.15743.4307
Na32.27333.4307

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)

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Energy calculated at MP3=FULL/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.599681
Energy at 298.15K-254.599446
HF Energy-254.220645
Nuclear repulsion energy51.630810
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=FULL/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' 2199 2051 26.68      
2 A' 382 356 64.24      
3 A' 189 176 9.34      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1384.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9326) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1291.6 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 MP3=FULL/cc-pVTZ
ABC
1.94837 0.27191 0.23861

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.086 0.669 0.000
N2 0.000 1.101 0.000
Na3 -0.592 -1.066 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.16842.4139
N21.16842.2463
Na32.41392.2463

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 83.611 C1 Na3 N2 28.752
N2 C1 Na3 67.638
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 3 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2
Energy calculated at MP3=FULL/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.594230
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-254.219536
Nuclear repulsion energy48.896870
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=FULL/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 2225 2075 101.71      
2 Σ 379 353 71.88      
3 Π 50i 47i 4.59      
3 Π 50i 47i 4.59      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1252.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9326) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1167.7 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=FULL/cc-pVTZ
B
0.17741

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.847
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.680
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.440

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.16683.2866
N21.16682.1198
Na33.28662.1198

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