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

using model chemistry: TPSSh/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 TPSSh/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.188101
Energy at 298.15K-255.187495
HF Energy-255.188101
Nuclear repulsion energy46.516158
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 TPSSh/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 2194 2125 1.97      
2 Σ 360 349 53.39      
3 Π 123 119 14.16      
3 Π 123 119 14.16      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1399.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9683) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1355.4 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 TPSSh/cc-pVTZ
B
0.15347

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.691
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.857
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.559

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.16572.2501
N21.16573.4158
Na32.25013.4158

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 TPSSh/cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.265      
2 N -0.193      
3 Na 0.458      


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 10.608 10.608
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.135 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.135 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.968


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 63.654
(<r2>)1/2 7.978

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at TPSSh/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.191934
Energy at 298.15K-255.191693
HF Energy-255.191934
Nuclear repulsion energy51.704268
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 TPSSh/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' 2094 2028 25.88      
2 A' 377 365 61.03      
3 A' 190 184 7.37      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1330.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9683) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1287.8 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 TPSSh/cc-pVTZ
ABC
1.90686 0.27656 0.24153

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.109 0.678 0.000
N2 0.000 1.077 0.000
Na3 -0.605 -1.055 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17802.4373
N21.17802.2163
Na32.43732.2163

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 86.057 C1 Na3 N2 28.828
N2 C1 Na3 65.115
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.164      
2 N -0.209      
3 Na 0.373      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -4.578 -7.333 0.000 8.645
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.433 -0.013 0.001
y -0.013 3.988 0.000
z 0.001 0.000 3.261


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 44.773
(<r2>)1/2 6.691

Conformer 3 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at TPSSh/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.188144
Energy at 298.15K-255.187297
HF Energy-255.188144
Nuclear repulsion energy48.714076
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 TPSSh/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 2121 2054 106.42      
2 Σ 398 385 62.16      
3 Π 46 45 4.87      
3 Π 46 45 4.87      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1305.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9683) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1263.8 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 TPSSh/cc-pVTZ
B
0.17660

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.854
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.678
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.442

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17603.2961
N21.17602.1202
Na33.29612.1202

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 TPSSh/cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.344      
2 N -0.308      
3 Na 0.652      


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 10.814 10.814
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.122 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.122 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 6.066


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 57.187
(<r2>)1/2 7.562