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All results from a given calculation for NH2CN (cyanamide)

using model chemistry: CID/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C2V 1A1

Conformer 1 (Cs)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at CID/6-311G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at CID/6-311G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CID/6-311G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CID/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-148.362507
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-147.942690
Nuclear repulsion energy59.729605
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 CID/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 A1 3768 3501 73.32      
2 A1 2464 2289 132.90      
3 A1 1724 1602 63.51      
4 A1 1160 1077 13.17      
5 B1 556 517 1.33      
6 B1 511i 474i 361.17      
7 B2 3890 3615 87.95      
8 B2 1201 1116 4.29      
9 B2 432 402 0.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7342.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9291) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6821.9 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 CID/6-311G*
ABC
11.30293 0.34274 0.33265

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.223
N2 0.000 0.000 1.375
N3 0.000 0.000 -1.106
H4 0.000 0.860 -1.610
H5 0.000 -0.860 -1.610

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 N3 H4 H5
C11.15151.32972.02492.0249
N21.15152.48113.10613.1061
N31.32972.48110.99670.9967
H42.02493.10610.99671.7204
H52.02493.10610.99671.7204

picture of cyanamide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 H4 120.339 C1 N3 H5 120.339
N2 C1 N3 180.000 H4 N3 H5 119.323
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability