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All results from a given calculation for NaCN (Sodium Cyanide)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no C*V 1Σ
1 2 yes CS 1A
1 3 no C*V 1Σ

Conformer 1 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-253.393250
Energy at 298.15K-253.392829
HF Energy-253.317286
Nuclear repulsion energy46.936153
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 B2PLYP/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 2104 2104 13.74      
2 Σ 414 414 45.98      
3 Π 165 165 22.59      
3 Π 165 165 22.59      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1424.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1424.0 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 B2PLYP/3-21G*
B
0.15952

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/3-21G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.652
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.836
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.524

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18482.1757
N21.18483.3605
Na32.17573.3605

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 0.000 C1 Na3 N2 0.000
N2 C1 Na3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.135      
2 N -0.426      
3 Na 0.561      


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 9.788 9.788
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.474 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.474 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.154
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.160 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.160 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.320
Polar
3z2-r28.640
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 2.723 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.723 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.183


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 61.721
(<r2>)1/2 7.856

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-253.398040
Energy at 298.15K-253.397778
HF Energy-253.322770
Nuclear repulsion energy51.874295
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 B2PLYP/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 A' 1966 1966 17.38      
2 A' 452 452 44.73      
3 A' 135 135 14.32      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1276.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1276.0 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 B2PLYP/3-21G*
ABC
1.98996 0.27944 0.24503

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/3-21G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.156 0.686 0.000
N2 0.000 1.009 0.000
Na3 -0.631 -1.016 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.20062.4675
N21.20062.1213
Na32.46752.1213

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 91.657 C1 Na3 N2 29.102
N2 C1 Na3 59.241
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.019      
2 N -0.464      
3 Na 0.445      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -4.618 -6.904 0.000 8.306
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.382 3.409 0.000
y 3.409 -14.207 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.826
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.366 3.409 0.000
y 3.409 4.898 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.532
Polar
3z2-r2-1.064
x2-y2-6.176
xy3.409
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.871 0.012 0.000
y 0.012 3.246 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.790


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 44.616
(<r2>)1/2 6.680

Conformer 3 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-253.395478
Energy at 298.15K-253.394550
HF Energy-253.323373
Nuclear repulsion energy49.333876
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 B2PLYP/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 2047 2047 79.32      
2 Σ 473 473 54.23      
3 Π 10 10 7.09      
3 Π 10 10 7.09      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1269.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1269.9 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 B2PLYP/3-21G*
B
0.18451

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/3-21G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.832
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.638
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.405

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.19453.2379
N21.19452.0434
Na33.23792.0434

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 3
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 180.000 C1 Na3 N2 0.000
N2 C1 Na3 0.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.038      
2 N -0.571      
3 Na 0.533      


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 9.994 9.994
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.392 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.392 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.850
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.771 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.771 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.541
Polar
3z2-r23.083
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 2.555 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.555 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.170


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 55.266
(<r2>)1/2 7.434