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All results from a given calculation for NH2CN (cyanamide)

using model chemistry: M06-2X/6-311G*

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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 M06-2X/6-311G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at M06-2X/6-311G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-311G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at M06-2X/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-148.759880
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-148.759880
Nuclear repulsion energy59.643757
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 A1 3668 3668 71.00      
2 A1 2422 2422 141.13      
3 A1 1652 1652 66.00      
4 A1 1150 1150 11.65      
5 B1 551 551 1.38      
6 B1 442i 442i 344.23      
7 B2 3789 3789 94.19      
8 B2 1157 1157 5.22      
9 B2 425 425 0.09      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7185.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7185.9 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 M06-2X/6-311G*
ABC
11.15646 0.34241 0.33222

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/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 1.376
N3 0.000 0.000 -1.106
H4 0.000 0.866 -1.614
H5 0.000 -0.866 -1.614

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 N3 H4 H5
C11.15321.32842.03062.0306
N21.15322.48163.11283.1128
N31.32842.48161.00401.0040
H42.03063.11281.00401.7316
H52.03063.11281.00401.7316

picture of cyanamide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 H4 120.417 C1 N3 H5 120.417
N2 C1 N3 180.000 H4 N3 H5 119.165
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 0.385      
2 N -0.330      
3 N -0.849      
4 H 0.397      
5 H 0.397      


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 -4.797 4.797
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.702 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.675 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.599
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.565 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.476 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.911
Polar
3z2-r2-1.821
x2-y2-4.028
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.759 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.143 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.830


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 39.430
(<r2>)1/2 6.279