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

using model chemistry: TPSSh/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 TPSSh/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.166897
Energy at 298.15K-255.166316
HF Energy-255.166897
Nuclear repulsion energy46.489069
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/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 2193 2113 3.11      
2 Σ 365 351 53.69      
3 Π 130 125 17.63      
3 Π 130 125 17.63      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1409.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9632) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1357.2 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/6-311G*
B
0.15354

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.689
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.858
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.558

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.16862.2473
N21.16863.4159
Na32.24733.4159

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 TPSSh/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.335      
2 N -0.348      
3 Na 0.683      


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 10.463 10.463
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 2.707 0.000 -0.000
y 0.000 2.707 0.000
z -0.000 0.000 5.899


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 63.603
(<r2>)1/2 7.975

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at TPSSh/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.170962
Energy at 298.15K-255.170717
HF Energy-255.170962
Nuclear repulsion energy51.707858
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/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' 2092 2015 25.82      
2 A' 383 369 60.41      
3 A' 185 178 7.65      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1330.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9632) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1281.1 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/6-311G*
ABC
1.90471 0.27723 0.24201

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.112 0.677 0.000
N2 0.000 1.075 0.000
Na3 -0.606 -1.053 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18092.4379
N21.18092.2125
Na32.43792.2125

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 86.201 C1 Na3 N2 28.903
N2 C1 Na3 64.897
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.187      
2 N -0.410      
3 Na 0.597      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -4.584 -7.293 0.000 8.614
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 4.141 0.019 0.000
y 0.019 3.705 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.897


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 44.745
(<r2>)1/2 6.689

Conformer 3 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at TPSSh/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-255.167425
Energy at 298.15K-255.166604
HF Energy-255.167425
Nuclear repulsion energy48.703952
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/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 2121 2043 112.37      
2 Σ 407 392 61.04      
3 Π 51 49 6.44      
3 Π 51 49 6.44      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1315.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9632) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1266.6 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 TPSSh/6-311G*
B
0.17682

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.854
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.675
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.441

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17913.2952
N21.17912.1162
Na33.29522.1162

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 TPSSh/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.189      
2 N -0.528      
3 Na 0.717      


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 10.650 10.650
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 2.637 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.637 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.077


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 57.084
(<r2>)1/2 7.555