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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: QCISD(T)/cc-pVTZ

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States and conformations

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

State 1 (3A") , Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C2 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at QCISD(T)/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.190137
Energy at 298.15K-131.189506
HF Energy-130.723201
Nuclear repulsion energy47.117579
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 QCISD(T)/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' 3344 3172        
2 A' 1809 1716        
3 A' 1158 1099        
4 A' 581 551        
5 A' 387 367        
6 A" 424 402        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3851.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9486) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3653.4 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 QCISD(T)/cc-pVTZ
ABC
57.26174 0.36491 0.36260

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.083 -1.235 0.000
C2 0.000 0.092 0.000
N3 -0.178 1.276 0.000
H4 0.747 -2.075 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.32902.52391.0713
C21.32901.19732.2923
N32.52391.19733.4764
H41.07132.29233.4764

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 175.036 C2 C1 H4 145.284
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at QCISD(T)/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.188398
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-130.721246
Nuclear repulsion energy47.243484
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 QCISD(T)/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 3430 3253        
2 Σ 1677 1591        
3 Σ 1233 1169        
4 Π 427 405        
4 Π 427 405        
5 Π 403i 382i        
5 Π 403i 382i        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3193.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9486) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3028.9 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 QCISD(T)/cc-pVTZ
B
0.36354

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.215
C2 0.000 0.000 0.084
N3 0.000 0.000 1.295
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.279

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.29822.50951.0643
C21.29821.21132.3625
N32.50951.21133.5738
H41.06432.36253.5738

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 180.000 C2 C1 H4 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at QCISD(T)/cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.195      
2 C 0.054      
3 N -0.072      
4 H 0.213      


Electric dipole moments


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 0.000 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.000


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.327
(<r2>)1/2 6.027

State 2 (1A') , Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at QCISD(T)/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.170777
Energy at 298.15K-131.170180
HF Energy-130.660623
Nuclear repulsion energy46.693675
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 QCISD(T)/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' 3049 2893        
2 A' 2045 1940        
3 A' 1054 1000        
4 A' 972 922        
5 A' 425 403        
6 A" 296 280        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3920.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9486) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3718.6 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 QCISD(T)/cc-pVTZ
ABC
17.69863 0.36612 0.35870

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.083 -1.296 0.000
C2 0.000 0.096 0.000
N3 -0.235 1.256 0.000
H4 1.143 -1.593 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.39502.57201.1000
C21.39501.18322.0394
N32.57201.18323.1645
H41.10002.03943.1645

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at QCISD(T)/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.170777
Energy at 298.15K-131.170180
HF Energy-130.660623
Nuclear repulsion energy46.693675
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 QCISD(T)/cc-pVTZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at QCISD(T)/cc-pVTZ
ABC
17.69863 0.36612 0.35870

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability