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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: BLYP/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

State 1 (3A") , Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C2 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at BLYP/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.664108
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-130.664108
Nuclear repulsion energy46.970041
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 BLYP/3-21G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at BLYP/3-21G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/3-21G*

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at BLYP/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.664128
Energy at 298.15K-130.663713
HF Energy-130.664128
Nuclear repulsion energy46.957664
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 BLYP/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 3391 3369 53.01      
2 Σ 1732 1721 24.47      
3 Σ 1241 1233 1.00      
4 Π 605 602 15.12      
4 Π 605 602 15.12      
5 Π 368 366 39.31      
5 Π 368 366 39.31      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4155.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9935) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4128.5 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 BLYP/3-21G*
B
0.35990

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.216
C2 0.000 0.000 0.073
N3 0.000 0.000 1.306
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.285

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.28972.52251.0691
C21.28971.23282.3588
N32.52251.23283.5916
H41.06912.35883.5916

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 180.000 C2 C1 H4 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.078      
2 C 0.118      
3 N -0.457      
4 H 0.261      


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 -2.940 2.940
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.998 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.998 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.476
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.761 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.761 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.522
Polar
3z2-r23.044
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 1.283 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.283 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.691


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.375
(<r2>)1/2 6.031

State 2 (1A') , Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at BLYP/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.634676
Energy at 298.15K-130.634236
HF Energy-130.634676
Nuclear repulsion energy46.482282
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 BLYP/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' 2946 2927 17.09      
2 A' 1981 1968 18.67      
3 A' 1093 1086 34.34      
4 A' 864 858 64.65      
5 A' 481 478 22.38      
6 A" 426 424 5.64      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3895.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9935) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3870.2 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 BLYP/3-21G*
ABC
18.89975 0.36395 0.35708

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.208 -1.269 0.000
C2 0.000 0.086 0.000
N3 -0.362 1.237 0.000
H4 1.281 -1.564 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.37132.57001.1121
C21.37131.20622.0892
N32.57001.20623.2473
H41.11212.08923.2473

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.051      
2 C 0.232      
3 N -0.401      
4 H 0.220      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.855 -0.999 0.000 2.107
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.419 -2.044 0.000
y -2.044 -21.084 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.653
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.950 -2.044 0.000
y -2.044 -5.048 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.099
Polar
3z2-r26.197
x2-y24.665
xy-2.044
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.269 -1.181 0.000
y -1.181 5.594 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.994


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.749
(<r2>)1/2 6.062

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at BLYP/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.634676
Energy at 298.15K-130.634236
HF Energy-130.634676
Nuclear repulsion energy46.482282
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 BLYP/3-21G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at BLYP/3-21G*
ABC
18.89975 0.36395 0.35708

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

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability