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

using model chemistry: HSEh1PBE/cc-pVTZ

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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 HSEh1PBE/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-100.283566
Energy at 298.15K-100.282641
HF Energy-100.283566
Nuclear repulsion energy27.789659
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 HSEh1PBE/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 2257 2169 10.47      
2 Σ 636 612 122.51      
3 Π 172 166 36.75      
3 Π 172 166 36.75      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1619.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9611) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1556.2 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 HSEh1PBE/cc-pVTZ
B
0.38227

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HSEh1PBE/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -2.057
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.150
N3 0.000 0.000 1.010

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 N3
Li11.90753.0667
C21.90751.1592
N33.06671.1592

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 HSEh1PBE/cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.393      
2 C -0.256      
3 N -0.137      


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 -9.002 9.002
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.210 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.210 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.122
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.666 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.666 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 15.332
Polar
3z2-r230.664
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 2.697 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.697 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.273


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 25.648
(<r2>)1/2 5.064

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at HSEh1PBE/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-100.287514
Energy at 298.15K-100.286759
HF Energy-100.287514
Nuclear repulsion energy29.467882
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 HSEh1PBE/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' 2135 2052 39.03      
2 A' 667 641 147.37      
3 A' 170 163 33.68      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1485.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9611) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1428.1 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 HSEh1PBE/cc-pVTZ
ABC
2.11429 0.81425 0.58785

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HSEh1PBE/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 1.434 -0.582 0.000
C2 -0.717 -0.365 0.000
N3 0.000 0.562 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 N3
Li12.16261.8350
C22.16261.1724
N31.83501.1724

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 58.041 Li1 N3 C2 89.133
C2 Li1 N3 32.825
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HSEh1PBE/cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.291      
2 C -0.144      
3 N -0.147      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  6.450 -2.410 0.000 6.886
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -6.136 -5.898 0.000
y -5.898 -15.014 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.364
Traceless
 xyz
x 8.553 -5.898 0.000
y -5.898 -4.764 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -3.789
Polar
3z2-r2-7.578
x2-y28.878
xy-5.898
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.573 0.371 0.000
y 0.371 3.509 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.894


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 20.567
(<r2>)1/2 4.535

Conformer 3 (C*V LiNC)

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Energy calculated at HSEh1PBE/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-100.288223
Energy at 298.15K-100.287121
HF Energy-100.288223
Nuclear repulsion energy28.540015
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 HSEh1PBE/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 2167 2083 170.19      
2 Σ 725 697 155.55      
3 Π 106 102 25.29      
3 Π 106 102 25.29      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1552.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9611) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1491.8 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 HSEh1PBE/cc-pVTZ
B
0.44255

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HSEh1PBE/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 1.869
C2 0.000 0.000 -1.062
N3 0.000 0.000 0.109

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 N3
Li12.93071.7592
C22.93071.1714
N31.75921.1714

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 HSEh1PBE/cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.360      
2 C -0.299      
3 N -0.060      


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 8.814 8.814
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.248 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.248 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.525
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.862 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -5.862 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 11.723
Polar
3z2-r223.446
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 2.785 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.785 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.443


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 23.785
(<r2>)1/2 4.877