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All results from a given calculation for HCCCN (Cyanoacetylene)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/3-21G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 1Σ
Energy calculated at B3LYP/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-168.644122
Energy at 298.15K-168.643772
Nuclear repulsion energy76.933911
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 B3LYP/3-21G*
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 3488 3355 73.84      
2 Σ 2388 2297 19.76      
3 Σ 2185 2102 0.99      
4 Σ 911 876 0.00      
5 Π 842 810 12.49      
5 Π 842 810 12.49      
6 Π 728 700 36.38      
6 Π 728 700 36.38      
7 Π 270 260 0.18      
7 Π 270 260 0.18      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6324.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.962) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6084.3 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 B3LYP/3-21G*
B
0.15233

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/3-21G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 1.902
C2 0.000 0.000 0.732
C3 0.000 0.000 -0.630
C4 0.000 0.000 -1.838
H5 0.000 0.000 -2.900

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 C2 C3 C4 H5
N11.16942.53133.73924.8020
C21.16941.36192.56983.6326
C32.53131.36191.20792.2707
C43.73922.56981.20791.0628
H54.80203.63262.27071.0628

picture of Cyanoacetylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N1 C2 C3 180.000 C2 C3 C4 180.000
C3 C4 H5 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N -0.467      
2 C 0.128      
3 C 0.288      
4 C -0.239      
5 H 0.290      


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 -3.574 3.574
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -22.418 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -22.418 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -20.489
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.964 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.964 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.929
Polar
3z2-r23.858
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 1.510 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.510 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 8.870


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 0.000
(<r2>)1/2 0.000