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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.470192
Energy at 298.15K-131.469410
HF Energy-131.470192
Nuclear repulsion energy47.582324
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 B3LYP/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' 3394 3280 47.30      
2 A' 1762 1703 33.89      
3 A' 1251 1209 5.62      
4 A' 449 434 4.87      
5 A' 313 303 44.49      
6 A" 445 430 0.69      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3806.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9666) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3679.7 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 B3LYP/cc-pVTZ
ABC
135.06676 0.37075 0.36974

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.103 -1.206 0.000
C2 0.000 0.084 0.000
N3 -0.172 1.270 0.000
H4 0.584 -2.157 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.29422.49191.0656
C21.29421.19892.3159
N32.49191.19893.5100
H41.06562.31593.5100

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 176.334 C2 C1 H4 157.769
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at B3LYP/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.469977
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-131.469977
Nuclear repulsion energy47.620884
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 B3LYP/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 3434 3320 69.04      
2 Σ 1726 1668 34.68      
3 Σ 1276 1234 3.86      
4 Π 444 429 0.22      
4 Π 444 429 0.22      
5 Π 222i 214i 47.81      
5 Π 222i 214i 47.81      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3440.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9666) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3325.5 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 B3LYP/cc-pVTZ
B
0.36976

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.202
C2 0.000 0.000 0.080
N3 0.000 0.000 1.285
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.265

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.28262.48751.0623
C21.28261.20482.3450
N32.48751.20483.5498
H41.06232.34503.5498

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 B3LYP/cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.141      
2 C 0.037      
3 N -0.065      
4 H 0.169      


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 -3.228 3.228
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.337 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.337 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.658
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.839 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.839 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.678
Polar
3z2-r23.357
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 2.419 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.419 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.664


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.881
(<r2>)1/2 5.990

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at B3LYP/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.445640
Energy at 298.15K-131.445098
HF Energy-131.445640
Nuclear repulsion energy47.228807
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 B3LYP/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' 3072 2969 4.63      
2 A' 2090 2021 21.70      
3 A' 1093 1056 39.41      
4 A' 942 911 45.28      
5 A' 461 446 23.66      
6 A" 315 305 11.38      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3986.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9666) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3853.5 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 B3LYP/cc-pVTZ
ABC
18.75973 0.37483 0.36749

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.060 -1.275 0.000
C2 0.000 0.092 0.000
N3 -0.208 1.248 0.000
H4 1.093 -1.640 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.36812.53681.0956
C21.36811.17432.0481
N32.53681.17433.1673
H41.09562.04813.1673

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.144      
2 C -0.005      
3 N -0.008      
4 H 0.157      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.700 -1.432 0.000 2.222
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.151 -2.431 0.000
y -2.431 -21.015 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.977
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.345 -2.431 0.000
y -2.431 -4.451 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.106
Polar
3z2-r26.212
x2-y23.864
xy-2.431
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.992 -0.570 0.000
y -0.570 6.601 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.782


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.182
(<r2>)1/2 6.015

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.445640
Energy at 298.15K-131.445098
HF Energy-131.445640
Nuclear repulsion energy47.228807
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 B3LYP/cc-pVTZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3LYP/cc-pVTZ
ABC
18.75973 0.37483 0.36749

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability