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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/6-311G*

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 MP2=FULL/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.103940
Energy at 298.15K-131.103561
HF Energy-130.704156
Nuclear repulsion energy47.512242
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 MP2=FULL/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' 3349 3172 13.83      
2 A' 2307 2185 0.60      
3 A' 1067 1010 30.65      
4 A' 846 801 9.39      
5 A' 455 431 5.01      
6 A" 536 508 7.43      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4280.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9471) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4053.7 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 MP2=FULL/6-311G*
ABC
34.13045 0.36953 0.36557

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-311G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.288 -1.225 0.000
C2 0.000 0.122 0.000
N3 0.204 1.249 0.000
H4 0.298 -2.127 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.37752.52161.0761
C21.37751.14442.2692
N32.52161.14443.3768
H41.07612.26923.3768

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 178.213 C2 C1 H4 134.931
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.098370
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-130.703579
Nuclear repulsion energy47.831787
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 MP2=FULL/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 3483 3299 72.28      
2 Σ 1728 1636 32.08      
3 Σ 1179 1117 44.81      
4 Π 522 495 1.13      
4 Π 522 495 1.13      
5 Π 525i 497i 60.06      
5 Π 525i 497i 60.06      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3192.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9471) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3023.8 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 MP2=FULL/6-311G*
B
0.37101

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-311G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.209
C2 0.000 0.000 0.103
N3 0.000 0.000 1.273
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.274

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.31152.48201.0647
C21.31151.17042.3763
N32.48201.17043.5467
H41.06472.37633.5467

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 MP2=FULL/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.092      
2 C 0.037      
3 N -0.259      
4 H 0.314      


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 -3.713 3.713
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.441 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.441 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.528
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.957 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.957 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.914
Polar
3z2-r23.828
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 1.841 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.841 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.225


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.841
(<r2>)1/2 5.987

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.097760
Energy at 298.15K-131.097219
HF Energy-130.644412
Nuclear repulsion energy46.597922
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 MP2=FULL/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' 3105 2941 14.09      
2 A' 2240 2121 11.32      
3 A' 1074 1017 77.11      
4 A' 984 932 0.79      
5 A' 418 396 18.05      
6 A" 350 332 12.82      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4086.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9471) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3869.9 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 MP2=FULL/6-311G*
ABC
17.59469 0.36411 0.35673

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-311G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.064 -1.303 0.000
C2 0.000 0.099 0.000
N3 -0.215 1.262 0.000
H4 1.121 -1.609 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.40382.57981.1005
C21.40381.18202.0433
N32.57981.18203.1663
H41.10052.04333.1663

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.097760
Energy at 298.15K-131.097219
HF Energy-130.644412
Nuclear repulsion energy46.597922
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 MP2=FULL/6-311G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP2=FULL/6-311G*
ABC
17.59469 0.36411 0.35673

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-311G*

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability