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All results from a given calculation for HCNO (fulminic acid)

using model chemistry: HF/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 1Σ
1 2 no CS 1A'

Conformer 1 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at HF/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-167.671515
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-167.671515
Nuclear repulsion energy61.516013
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 HF/6-311G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 3664 3314 279.28 8.85 0.27 0.42
2 Σ 2507 2267 405.08 83.39 0.18 0.30
3 Σ 1315 1189 287.48 4.73 0.33 0.50
4 Π 644 582 10.65 3.11 0.75 0.86
4 Π 644 582 10.65 3.11 0.75 0.86
5 Π 588 532 76.35 3.77 0.75 0.86
5 Π 588 532 76.35 3.77 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4974.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9044) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4499.0 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 HF/6-311G*
B
0.39683

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 1.165
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.027
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.154
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.208

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 N2 C3 H4
O11.19152.31843.3725
N21.19151.12692.1811
C32.31841.12691.0542
H43.37252.18111.0542

picture of fulminic acid state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 N2 C3 180.000 N2 C3 H4 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.500      
2 N 0.122      
3 C 0.013      
4 H 0.366      


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 -4.279 4.279
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.671 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.671 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.955
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.358 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.358 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.715
Polar
3z2-r25.431
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 1.364 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.364 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.256


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 33.565
(<r2>)1/2 5.793

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at HF/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-167.671515
Energy at 298.15K-167.672495
HF Energy-167.671515
Nuclear repulsion energy61.518979
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 HF/6-311G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3665 3315 279.13      
2 A' 2506 2267 406.62      
3 A' 1316 1190 287.37      
4 A' 644 583 10.42      
5 A' 586 530 76.66      
6 A" 643 581 20.20      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4680.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9044) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4232.7 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 HF/6-311G*
B
0.39686

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -0.002 -1.165 0.000
N2 0.000 0.027 0.000
C3 0.002 1.154 0.000
H4 0.005 2.208 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 N2 C3 H4
O11.19122.31833.3723
N21.19121.12712.1811
C32.31831.12711.0540
H43.37232.18111.0540

picture of fulminic acid state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 N2 C3 179.998 N2 C3 H4 179.958
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.500      
2 N 0.122      
3 C 0.012      
4 H 0.366      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.009 4.276 0.000 4.276
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.671 0.008 0.000
y 0.008 -13.957 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.671
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.357 0.008 0.000
y 0.008 2.714 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.357
Polar
3z2-r2-2.714
x2-y2-2.714
xy0.008
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.364 0.007 0.000
y 0.007 5.257 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.364


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 33.563
(<r2>)1/2 5.793