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

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-311G*

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 B1B95/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.127442
Energy at 298.15K-255.126842
HF Energy-255.127442
Nuclear repulsion energy46.677691
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 B1B95/6-311G*
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 2256 2163 0.03      
2 Σ 354 339 57.14      
3 Π 128 123 17.44      
3 Π 128 123 17.45      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1432.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9586) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1373.4 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 B1B95/6-311G*
B
0.15446

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-311G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.690
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.851
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.554

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.16102.2437
N21.16103.4047
Na32.24373.4047

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 B1B95/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.346      
2 N -0.330      
3 Na 0.676      


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 10.572 10.572
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.035 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.035 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.132
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.951 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.951 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.903
Polar
3z2-r27.805
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 2.631 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.631 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.104


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 63.222
(<r2>)1/2 7.951

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B1B95/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.132931
Energy at 298.15K-255.132785
HF Energy-255.132931
Nuclear repulsion energy51.896798
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 B1B95/6-311G*
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' 2148 2059 27.24      
2 A' 416 399 62.49      
3 A' 231 222 8.56      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1397.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9586) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1339.8 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 B1B95/6-311G*
ABC
1.92279 0.27851 0.24327

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-311G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.078 0.642 0.000
N2 0.000 1.103 0.000
Na3 -0.588 -1.052 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17242.3759
N21.17242.2341
Na32.37592.2341

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 82.093 C1 Na3 N2 29.259
N2 C1 Na3 68.649
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.191      
2 N -0.399      
3 Na 0.590      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -4.555 -7.351 0.000 8.648
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.457 3.442 0.000
y 3.442 -14.037 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.178
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.849 3.442 0.000
y 3.442 4.280 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.431
Polar
3z2-r2-0.861
x2-y2-5.420
xy3.442
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.923 -0.054 0.000
y -0.054 3.514 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.788


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 44.491
(<r2>)1/2 6.670

Conformer 3 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at B1B95/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.128572
Energy at 298.15K-255.127724
HF Energy-255.128572
Nuclear repulsion energy48.936390
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 B1B95/6-311G*
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 2175 2085 89.53      
2 Σ 393 377 62.84      
3 Π 48 46 6.48      
3 Π 48 46 6.47      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1331.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9586) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1276.7 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 B1B95/6-311G*
B
0.17832

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-311G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.845
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.674
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.435

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17173.2806
N21.17172.1089
Na33.28062.1089

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 B1B95/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.205      
2 N -0.511      
3 Na 0.716      


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 10.708 10.708
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.949 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.949 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.750
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.600 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.600 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.200
Polar
3z2-r22.399
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 2.496 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.496 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.426


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 56.604
(<r2>)1/2 7.524