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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.337931
Energy at 298.15K-131.337352
HF Energy-131.198783
Nuclear repulsion energy47.408298
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 B2PLYP=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' 3369 3369 23.20      
2 A' 1891 1891 20.39      
3 A' 1175 1175 14.11      
4 A' 581 581 34.07      
5 A' 409 409 10.43      
6 A" 466 466 2.37      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3946.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3946.0 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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G*
ABC
58.78602 0.36915 0.36685

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.019 -1.230 0.000
C2 0.000 0.094 0.000
N3 -0.065 1.278 0.000
H4 0.569 -2.125 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.32392.50851.0710
C21.32391.18612.2908
N32.50851.18613.4619
H41.07102.29083.4619

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 176.035 C2 C1 H4 145.888
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.336588
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-131.198001
Nuclear repulsion energy47.539721
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 B2PLYP=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 3459 3459 62.26      
2 Σ 1717 1717 30.13      
3 Σ 1259 1259 10.78      
4 Π 467 467 0.51      
4 Π 467 467 0.51      
5 Π 352i 352i 55.03      
5 Π 352i 352i 55.03      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3333.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3333.1 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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G*
B
0.36806

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.207
C2 0.000 0.000 0.086
N3 0.000 0.000 1.286
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.271

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.29312.49321.0638
C21.29311.20012.3568
N32.49321.20013.5570
H41.06382.35683.5570

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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.081      
2 C 0.009      
3 N -0.224      
4 H 0.295      


Electric dipole moments


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 0.000 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.000


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.965
(<r2>)1/2 5.997

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.317586
Energy at 298.15K-131.317046
HF Energy-131.163352
Nuclear repulsion energy46.926380
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 B2PLYP=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' 3099 3099 12.01      
2 A' 2085 2085 25.24      
3 A' 1078 1078 49.09      
4 A' 966 966 32.37      
5 A' 448 448 22.08      
6 A" 331 331 10.29      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4003.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4003.5 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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G*
ABC
18.28888 0.37006 0.36272

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.092 -1.284 0.000
C2 0.000 0.093 0.000
N3 -0.242 1.250 0.000
H4 1.142 -1.604 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.37982.55521.0976
C21.37981.18162.0456
N32.55521.18163.1717
H41.09762.04563.1717

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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.317586
Energy at 298.15K-131.317046
HF Energy-131.163352
Nuclear repulsion energy46.926380
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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G*
ABC
18.28888 0.37006 0.36272

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-311G*

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability