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All results from a given calculation for LiCN (lithium cyanide)

using model chemistry: HSEh1PBE/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (C*V LiCN)

Jump to S1C2 S1C3
Energy calculated at HSEh1PBE/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-99.682800
Energy at 298.15K-99.682005
HF Energy-99.682800
Nuclear repulsion energy27.508110
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 HSEh1PBE/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 2228 2139 17.01      
2 Σ 668 641 104.58      
3 Π 213 204 50.12      
3 Π 213 204 50.12      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1660.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9599) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1594.1 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 HSEh1PBE/3-21G*
B
0.37704

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HSEh1PBE/3-21G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -2.068
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.155
N3 0.000 0.000 1.019

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 N3
Li11.91333.0874
C21.91331.1741
N33.08741.1741

picture of lithium cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Li1 C2 N3 180.000 Li1 N3 C2 0.000
C2 Li1 N3 0.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HSEh1PBE/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.530      
2 C -0.070      
3 N -0.461      


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 -8.570 8.570
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.302 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.302 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.980
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.641 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.641 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 15.281
Polar
3z2-r230.563
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 2.090 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.090 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.013


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 25.998
(<r2>)1/2 5.099

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1 S1C3
Energy calculated at HSEh1PBE/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-99.690762
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-99.690762
Nuclear repulsion energy27.911523
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 HSEh1PBE/3-21G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HSEh1PBE/3-21G*
B
0.37704

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HSEh1PBE/3-21G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 1.473 -0.536 0.000
C2 -0.737 -0.379 0.000
N3 0.000 0.555 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 N3
Li12.21531.8329
C22.21531.1895
N31.83291.1895

picture of lithium cyanide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Li1 C2 N3 55.792 Li1 N3 C2 91.748
C2 Li1 N3 32.460
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HSEh1PBE/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.534      
2 C 0.094      
3 N -0.628      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.100 8.135 0.000 8.209
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.027 1.628 0.000
y 1.628 -3.046 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.259
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.375 1.628 0.000
y 1.628 11.097 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -5.722
Polar
3z2-r2-11.444
x2-y2-10.982
xy1.628
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.090 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.090 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.013


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 24.211
(<r2>)1/2 4.920

Conformer 3 (C*V LiNC)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2
Energy calculated at HSEh1PBE/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-99.692013
Energy at 298.15K-99.691018
HF Energy-99.692013
Nuclear repulsion energy28.303133
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 HSEh1PBE/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 2130 2044 151.54      
2 Σ 781 749 135.97      
3 Π 133 128 37.77      
3 Π 133 128 37.77      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1588.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9599) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1524.4 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 HSEh1PBE/3-21G*
B
0.43972

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HSEh1PBE/3-21G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 1.869
C2 0.000 0.000 -1.071
N3 0.000 0.000 0.117

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 N3
Li12.93941.7521
C22.93941.1873
N31.75211.1873

picture of lithium cyanide state 1 conformation 3
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Li1 C2 N3 0.000 Li1 N3 C2 180.000
C2 Li1 N3 0.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HSEh1PBE/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.531      
2 C 0.093      
3 N -0.624      


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 8.314 8.314
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.190 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.190 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.786
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.702 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -5.702 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 11.404
Polar
3z2-r222.809
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 1.984 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.984 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.342


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 23.938
(<r2>)1/2 4.893