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All results from a given calculation for H2CN (Dihydrogen cyanide radical)

using model chemistry: HF/6-311G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 2B2
Energy calculated at HF/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-93.452327
Energy at 298.15K-93.453719
HF Energy-93.452327
Nuclear repulsion energy27.496438
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 A1 3196 2890 0.69      
2 A1 1628 1472 15.26      
3 A1 1431 1294 0.23      
4 B1 1025 927 33.15      
5 B2 3281 2967 18.69      
6 B2 1073 970 15.66      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5816.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9044) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5260.5 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*
ABC
9.64767 1.29600 1.14253

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.512
N2 0.000 0.000 0.743
H3 0.000 0.931 -1.066
H4 0.000 -0.931 -1.066

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 H3 H4
C11.25511.08331.0833
N21.25512.03442.0344
H31.08332.03441.8621
H41.08332.03441.8621

picture of Dihydrogen cyanide radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N2 C1 H3 120.742 N2 C1 H4 120.742
H3 C1 H4 118.516
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 C -0.284      
2 N -0.183      
3 H 0.233      
4 H 0.233      


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 -2.411 2.411
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -12.832 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -10.916 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.058
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.845 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.029 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.184
Polar
3z2-r2-2.368
x2-y2-1.916
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.376 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.067 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.163


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 17.106
(<r2>)1/2 4.136