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All results from a given calculation for LiCN (lithium cyanide)

using model chemistry: HF/cc-pVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no C*V LiCN 1Σ
1 2 no CS 1A'
1 3 yes C*V LiNC 1Σ

Conformer 1 (C*V LiCN)

Jump to S1C2 S1C3
Energy calculated at HF/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-99.810492
Energy at 298.15K-99.809610
HF Energy-99.810492
Nuclear repulsion energy28.059686
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 HF/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 2442 2222 1.94      
2 Σ 638 581 134.56      
3 Π 186 169 34.44      
3 Π 186 169 34.44      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1725.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9101) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1570.4 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 HF/cc-pVTZ
B
0.38208

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -2.066
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.137
N3 0.000 0.000 1.003

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 N3
Li11.92913.0688
C21.92911.1397
N33.06881.1397

picture of lithium cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Li1 C2 N3 180.000 Li1 N3 C2 0.000
C2 Li1 N3 0.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.501      
2 C -0.353      
3 N -0.148      


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 -9.452 9.452
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.188 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.188 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.548
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.868 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.868 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 15.736
Polar
3z2-r231.472
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 2.423 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.423 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.895


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 25.542
(<r2>)1/2 5.054

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1 S1C3
Energy calculated at HF/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-99.820628
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-99.820628
Nuclear repulsion energy28.828978
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 HF/cc-pVTZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HF/cc-pVTZ
B
0.38208

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.133 1.859 0.000
C2 -0.067 -1.050 0.000
N3 0.000 0.103 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 N3
Li12.91531.7609
C22.91531.1545
N31.76091.1545

picture of lithium cyanide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Li1 C2 N3 0.624 Li1 N3 C2 178.967
C2 Li1 N3 0.409
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.448      
2 C -0.298      
3 N -0.150      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.632 8.780 0.000 8.803
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.122 0.913 0.000
y 0.913 -2.242 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.191
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.905 0.913 0.000
y 0.913 11.914 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.009
Polar
3z2-r2-12.017
x2-y2-11.880
xy0.913
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.423 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.423 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.895


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 23.491
(<r2>)1/2 4.847

Conformer 3 (C*V LiNC)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2
Energy calculated at HF/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-99.820630
Energy at 298.15K-99.819564
HF Energy-99.820630
Nuclear repulsion energy28.824140
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 HF/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 2321 2112 238.78      
2 Σ 739 673 170.98      
3 Π 115 105 29.80      
3 Π 115 105 29.80      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1644.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9101) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1497.0 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 HF/cc-pVTZ
B
0.44701

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 1.865
C2 0.000 0.000 -1.052
N3 0.000 0.000 0.103

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 N3
Li12.91661.7621
C22.91661.1545
N31.76211.1545

picture of lithium cyanide state 1 conformation 3
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Li1 C2 N3 0.000 Li1 N3 C2 180.000
C2 Li1 N3 0.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.449      
2 C -0.299      
3 N -0.150      


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 8.810 8.810
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.191 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.191 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.157
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.017 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.017 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 12.034
Polar
3z2-r224.068
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 2.520 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.520 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.980


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 23.502
(<r2>)1/2 4.848