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All results from a given calculation for CN (Cyano radical)

using model chemistry: CISD/cc-pVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 2Σ
Energy calculated at CISD/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-92.516408
Energy at 298.15K-92.515154
HF Energy-92.235337
Nuclear repulsion energy19.448634
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 CISD/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 2444 2272 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1221.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9298) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1136.1 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 CISD/cc-pVTZ
B
1.99753

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.615
N2 0.000 0.000 0.527

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2
C11.1428
N21.1428

picture of Cyano radical state 1 conformation 1
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