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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: M06-2X/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 M06-2X/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.394300
Energy at 298.15K-131.393746
HF Energy-131.394300
Nuclear repulsion energy47.441375
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 M06-2X/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' 3412 3412 21.33      
2 A' 1937 1937 20.22      
3 A' 1158 1158 13.29      
4 A' 624 624 32.17      
5 A' 418 418 6.63      
6 A" 457 457 1.76      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4003.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4003.1 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 M06-2X/6-311G*
ABC
53.15596 0.36940 0.36685

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-311G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.029 -1.234 0.000
C2 0.000 0.100 0.000
N3 -0.058 1.275 0.000
H4 0.581 -2.116 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.33422.50951.0722
C21.33421.17682.2902
N32.50951.17683.4504
H41.07222.29023.4504

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 175.921 C2 C1 H4 144.020
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at M06-2X/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.392436
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-131.392436
Nuclear repulsion energy47.578576
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 M06-2X/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 3450 3450 59.34      
2 Σ 1732 1732 39.33      
3 Σ 1242 1242 16.10      
4 Π 459 459 0.46      
4 Π 459 459 0.46      
5 Π 396i 396i 48.05      
5 Π 396i 396i 48.05      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3275.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3275.3 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 M06-2X/6-311G*
B
0.36822

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/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 0.091
N3 0.000 0.000 1.283
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.275

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.30042.49221.0656
C21.30041.19182.3660
N32.49221.19183.5578
H41.06562.36603.5578

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 M06-2X/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.100      
2 C 0.043      
3 N -0.253      
4 H 0.310      


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 -3.481 3.481
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.378 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.378 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.366
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.006 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.006 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.012
Polar
3z2-r24.024
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 1.884 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.884 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.326


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.956
(<r2>)1/2 5.996

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at M06-2X/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.368948
Energy at 298.15K-131.368420
HF Energy-131.368948
Nuclear repulsion energy47.120596
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 M06-2X/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' 3113 3113 8.11      
2 A' 2183 2183 25.93      
3 A' 1072 1072 66.88      
4 A' 984 984 14.07      
5 A' 453 453 23.18      
6 A" 335 335 9.19      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4069.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4069.5 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 M06-2X/6-311G*
ABC
17.80857 0.37236 0.36473

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-311G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.015 -1.290 0.000
C2 0.000 0.100 0.000
N3 -0.132 1.258 0.000
H4 1.019 -1.662 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.38962.55041.0987
C21.38961.16572.0348
N32.55041.16573.1384
H41.09872.03483.1384

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.123      
2 C 0.101      
3 N -0.232      
4 H 0.254      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.738 -1.568 0.000 2.341
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.307 -2.797 0.000
y -2.797 -20.930 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.960
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.138 -2.797 0.000
y -2.797 -4.297 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.159
Polar
3z2-r26.318
x2-y23.623
xy-2.797
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.485 -0.415 0.000
y -0.415 6.150 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.373


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.324
(<r2>)1/2 6.027

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at M06-2X/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.368948
Energy at 298.15K-131.368420
HF Energy-131.368948
Nuclear repulsion energy47.120596
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 M06-2X/6-311G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at M06-2X/6-311G*
ABC
17.80857 0.37236 0.36473

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-311G*

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability