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

using model chemistry: B3LYPultrafine/6-311G*

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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 B3LYPultrafine/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-168.619398
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-168.619398
Nuclear repulsion energy60.535720
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 B3LYPultrafine/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 3503 3385 233.04 23.51 0.27 0.43
2 Σ 2335 2256 353.08 27.46 0.12 0.22
3 Σ 1300 1256 120.96 18.40 0.30 0.46
4 Π 572 553 0.53 0.49 0.75 0.86
4 Π 572 553 0.53 0.49 0.75 0.86
5 Π 170 165 94.98 5.15 0.75 0.86
5 Π 170 165 94.98 5.15 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4311.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9663) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4165.8 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 B3LYPultrafine/6-311G*
B
0.38394

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-311G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 1.181
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.019
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.179
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.240

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 N2 C3 H4
O11.19952.35913.4207
N21.19951.15962.2212
C32.35911.15961.0616
H43.42072.22121.0616

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 B3LYPultrafine/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.335      
2 N 0.100      
3 C -0.082      
4 H 0.317      


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 -3.132 3.132
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.699 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.699 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.933
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.383 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.383 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.765
Polar
3z2-r25.531
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 1.459 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.459 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.629


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 34.358
(<r2>)1/2 5.862

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-168.619398
Energy at 298.15K-168.619856
HF Energy-168.619398
Nuclear repulsion energy60.535488
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 B3LYPultrafine/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' 3503 3385 233.04      
2 A' 2335 2256 353.07      
3 A' 1300 1256 120.96      
4 A' 572 553 0.52      
5 A' 170 165 94.98      
6 A" 567 548 0.36      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4223.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9663) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4081.2 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 B3LYPultrafine/6-311G*
B
0.38394

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-311G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -0.000 -1.181 0.000
N2 0.000 0.019 0.000
C3 0.000 1.179 0.000
H4 0.000 2.240 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 N2 C3 H4
O11.19952.35913.4207
N21.19951.15962.2212
C32.35911.15961.0616
H43.42072.22121.0616

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 179.997 N2 C3 H4 179.982
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYPultrafine/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.335      
2 N 0.100      
3 C -0.082      
4 H 0.317      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 3.132 0.000 3.132
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.699 -0.000 0.000
y -0.000 -13.933 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.699
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.383 -0.000 0.000
y -0.000 2.765 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.383
Polar
3z2-r2-2.765
x2-y2-2.765
xy-0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.459 0.001 0.000
y 0.001 5.629 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.459


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 34.358
(<r2>)1/2 5.862