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All results from a given calculation for CH3N3 (methyl azide)

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

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at M06-2X/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-204.050970
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-204.050970
Nuclear repulsion energy108.799643
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
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3179 3179 7.54      
2 A' 3050 3050 40.96      
3 A' 2325 2325 564.59      
4 A' 1515 1515 22.93      
5 A' 1469 1469 3.21      
6 A' 1372 1372 157.26      
7 A' 1161 1161 10.52      
8 A' 965 965 21.62      
9 A' 690 690 7.71      
10 A' 242 242 5.96      
11 A" 3117 3117 28.72      
12 A" 1517 1517 9.54      
13 A" 1119 1119 0.39      
14 A" 599 599 14.55      
15 A" 68i 68i 0.84      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11127.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11127.0 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 M06-2X/6-311G*
ABC
1.46392 0.18241 0.16736

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-311G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.059 -1.549 0.000
N2 0.699 -0.290 0.000
N3 0.000 0.720 0.000
N4 -0.549 1.702 0.000
H5 0.673 -2.352 0.000
H6 -0.685 -1.640 0.892
H7 -0.685 -1.640 -0.892

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 N3 N4 H5 H6 H7
C11.46962.26963.28761.08621.09361.0936
N21.46961.22792.35022.06212.12982.1298
N32.26961.22791.12503.14442.61462.6146
N43.28762.35021.12504.23373.46203.4620
H51.08622.06213.14444.23371.77361.7736
H61.09362.12982.61463.46201.77361.7832
H71.09362.12982.61463.46201.77361.7832

picture of methyl azide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 N3 114.269 N2 C1 H5 106.617
N2 C1 H6 111.542 N2 C1 H7 111.542
N2 N3 N4 174.505 H5 C1 H6 108.909
H5 C1 H7 108.909 H6 C1 H7 109.230
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 -0.550      
2 N -0.286      
3 N 0.268      
4 N -0.164      
5 H 0.255      
6 H 0.239      
7 H 0.239      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.864 -2.034 0.000 2.210
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -25.254 1.767 0.000
y 1.767 -23.428 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -23.288
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.896 1.767 0.000
y 1.767 0.843 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.053
Polar
3z2-r22.105
x2-y2-1.826
xy1.767
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.825 -1.453 0.000
y -1.453 7.196 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.879


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 73.313
(<r2>)1/2 8.562