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All results from a given calculation for NaCN (Sodium Cyanide)

using model chemistry: LSDA/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at LSDA/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-253.999625
Energy at 298.15K-253.999064
HF Energy-253.999625
Nuclear repulsion energy47.012391
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 LSDA/6-311G*
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 2197 2161 4.70      
2 Σ 379 373 49.84      
3 Π 132 130 17.02      
3 Π 132 130 17.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1419.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9837) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1396.7 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 LSDA/6-311G*
B
0.15816

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at LSDA/6-311G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.670
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.836
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.534

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.16552.2036
N21.16553.3691
Na32.20363.3691

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 0.000 C1 Na3 N2 0.000
N2 C1 Na3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.332      
2 N -0.289      
3 Na 0.621      


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 10.052 10.052
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.308 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.308 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.509
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.899 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.899 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.799
Polar
3z2-r27.598
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 2.871 0.000 -0.000
y 0.000 2.871 0.000
z -0.000 0.000 6.218


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 62.168
(<r2>)1/2 7.885

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at LSDA/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.004005
Energy at 298.15K-254.003801
HF Energy-254.004005
Nuclear repulsion energy52.475947
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 LSDA/6-311G*
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' 2098 2063 18.58      
2 A' 398 392 58.46      
3 A' 203 200 6.47      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1349.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9837) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1327.3 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 LSDA/6-311G*
ABC
1.90576 0.29060 0.25215

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at LSDA/6-311G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.114 0.664 0.000
N2 0.000 1.048 0.000
Na3 -0.608 -1.029 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17832.4144
N21.17832.1637
Na32.41442.1637

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 87.295 C1 Na3 N2 29.175
N2 C1 Na3 63.531
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.173      
2 N -0.350      
3 Na 0.522      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -4.438 -6.882 0.000 8.189
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.608 3.530 0.000
y 3.530 -14.398 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.476
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.672 3.530 0.000
y 3.530 4.144 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.473
Polar
3z2-r2-0.946
x2-y2-5.211
xy3.530
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.190 0.093 -0.000
y 0.093 3.949 0.000
z -0.000 0.000 3.045


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 43.469
(<r2>)1/2 6.593

Conformer 3 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at LSDA/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-253.999127
Energy at 298.15K-253.998331
HF Energy-253.999127
Nuclear repulsion energy49.229485
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 LSDA/6-311G*
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 2129 2094 99.00      
2 Σ 427 420 54.94      
3 Π 53 52 5.84      
3 Π 53 52 5.83      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1330.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9837) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1309.2 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 LSDA/6-311G*
B
0.18160

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at LSDA/6-311G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.835
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.659
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.420

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17543.2552
N21.17542.0798
Na33.25522.0798

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 3
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 180.000 C1 Na3 N2 0.000
N2 C1 Na3 0.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.228      
2 N -0.440      
3 Na 0.668      


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 10.355 10.355
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.274 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.274 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.177
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.548 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.548 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.097
Polar
3z2-r22.194
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 2.814 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.814 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 6.591


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 55.997
(<r2>)1/2 7.483