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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

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

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Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.168969
Energy at 298.15K-130.168654
HF Energy-129.950448
Nuclear repulsion energy47.309260
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 MP2=FULL/3-21G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3339 3165 7.02      
2 A' 2130 2019 13.12      
3 A' 1070 1015 27.70      
4 A' 860 815 2.36      
5 A' 496 470 3.15      
6 A" 580 550 3.55      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4237.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.948) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4017.0 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 MP2=FULL/3-21G*
ABC
33.56090 0.36716 0.36318

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/3-21G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.311 -1.222 0.000
C2 0.000 0.118 0.000
N3 0.229 1.251 0.000
H4 0.265 -2.131 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.37552.53091.0765
C21.37551.15572.2648
N32.53091.15573.3822
H41.07652.26483.3822

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 178.345 C2 C1 H4 134.568
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.163803
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-129.954965
Nuclear repulsion energy47.538138
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 MP2=FULL/3-21G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 3460 3280 54.02      
2 Σ 1550 1469 31.54      
3 Σ 1215 1152 32.87      
4 Π 573 543 1.30      
4 Π 573 543 1.30      
5 Π 413i 392i 57.32      
5 Π 413i 392i 57.32      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3271.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.948) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3101.7 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 MP2=FULL/3-21G*
B
0.36743

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/3-21G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.211
C2 0.000 0.000 0.093
N3 0.000 0.000 1.284
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.277

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.30402.49501.0655
C21.30401.19102.3695
N32.49501.19103.5605
H41.06552.36953.5605

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 MP2=FULL/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.013      
2 C 0.091      
3 N -0.433      
4 H 0.329      


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 -3.322 3.322
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.318 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.318 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.080
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.619 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.619 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.238
Polar
3z2-r22.476
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 1.235 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.235 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.398


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.134
(<r2>)1/2 6.011

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

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Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.151732
Energy at 298.15K-130.151265
HF Energy-129.877064
Nuclear repulsion energy46.130098
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 MP2=FULL/3-21G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3005 2849 27.78      
2 A' 2248 2131 13.79      
3 A' 1111 1053 85.62      
4 A' 884 838 1.65      
5 A' 429 407 18.71      
6 A" 436 413 10.95      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4056.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.948) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3845.8 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 MP2=FULL/3-21G*
ABC
17.91437 0.35576 0.34883

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/3-21G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.003 -1.318 0.000
C2 0.000 0.104 0.000
N3 -0.152 1.285 0.000
H4 1.041 -1.707 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.42152.60701.1082
C21.42151.19062.0888
N32.60701.19063.2207
H41.10822.08883.2207

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.151732
Energy at 298.15K-130.151265
HF Energy-129.877064
Nuclear repulsion energy46.130098
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 MP2=FULL/3-21G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP2=FULL/3-21G*
ABC
17.91437 0.35576 0.34883

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/3-21G*

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability