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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: TPSSh/cc-pVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

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 TPSSh/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.476843
Energy at 298.15K-131.476156
HF Energy-131.476843
Nuclear repulsion energy47.409965
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' 3366 3259 34.39      
2 A' 1786 1729 40.28      
3 A' 1216 1178 7.90      
4 A' 477 462 24.31      
5 A' 388 376 19.46      
6 A" 437 423 0.56      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3834.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9683) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3713.2 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 TPSSh/cc-pVTZ
ABC
87.81971 0.36871 0.36717

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 0.111 -1.215 0.000
C2 0.000 0.087 0.000
N3 -0.194 1.269 0.000
H4 0.687 -2.116 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.30732.50321.0696
C21.30731.19772.3084
N32.50321.19773.4985
H41.06962.30843.4985

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 175.582 C2 C1 H4 152.296
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at TPSSh/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.476199
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-131.476199
Nuclear repulsion energy47.475494
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 3430 3321 65.26      
2 Σ 1722 1667 42.27      
3 Σ 1256 1216 5.05      
4 Π 436 423 0.03      
4 Π 436 423 0.03      
5 Π 302i 293i 46.31      
5 Π 302i 293i 46.31      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3337.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9683) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3231.9 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 TPSSh/cc-pVTZ
B
0.36734

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 -1.207
C2 0.000 0.000 0.082
N3 0.000 0.000 1.289
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.272

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.28952.49571.0647
C21.28951.20622.3542
N32.49571.20623.5604
H41.06472.35423.5604

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 TPSSh/cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.126      
2 C 0.063      
3 N -0.088      
4 H 0.151      


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 -3.247 3.247
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 2.420 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.420 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.671


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.947
(<r2>)1/2 5.996

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at TPSSh/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.446560
Energy at 298.15K-131.445998
HF Energy-131.446560
Nuclear repulsion energy47.064926
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' 3053 2956 6.95      
2 A' 2066 2000 23.20      
3 A' 1087 1052 41.13      
4 A' 945 915 42.12      
5 A' 456 442 22.90      
6 A" 302 293 9.67      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3954.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9683) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3829.3 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
18.49857 0.37259 0.36523

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 0.151 -1.271 0.000
C2 0.000 0.092 0.000
N3 -0.303 1.233 0.000
H4 1.211 -1.561 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.37132.54441.0990
C21.37131.18012.0498
N32.54441.18013.1781
H41.09902.04983.1781

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
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 -0.117      
2 C 0.017      
3 N -0.031      
4 H 0.130      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.774 -1.265 0.000 2.179
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 3.125 -0.836 0.000
y -0.836 6.580 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.772


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.241
(<r2>)1/2 6.020

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at TPSSh/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.446560
Energy at 298.15K-131.445998
HF Energy-131.446560
Nuclear repulsion energy47.064926
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
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at TPSSh/cc-pVTZ
ABC
18.49857 0.37259 0.36523

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

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability