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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

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 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 HSEh1PBE/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.549830
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-130.549830
Nuclear repulsion energy47.527174
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*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HSEh1PBE/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 HSEh1PBE/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.551121
Energy at 298.15K-130.550736
HF Energy-130.551121
Nuclear repulsion energy47.356125
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 3474 3335 57.33      
2 Σ 1735 1665 39.19      
3 Σ 1286 1234 2.61      
4 Π 615 590 14.62      
4 Π 615 590 14.62      
5 Π 375 360 43.64      
5 Π 375 360 43.64      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4237.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9599) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4067.7 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 HSEh1PBE/3-21G*
B
0.36589

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)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.207
C2 0.000 0.000 0.076
N3 0.000 0.000 1.294
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.271

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.28352.50121.0637
C21.28351.21782.3472
N32.50121.21783.5650
H41.06372.34723.5650

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 HSEh1PBE/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.053      
2 C 0.104      
3 N -0.480      
4 H 0.323      


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 -3.095 3.095
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.123 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.123 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.446
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.839 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.839 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.677
Polar
3z2-r23.354
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 1.280 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.280 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.503


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.003
(<r2>)1/2 6.000

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at HSEh1PBE/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.509632
Energy at 298.15K-130.509243
HF Energy-130.509632
Nuclear repulsion energy46.961102
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 A' 3061 2938 8.86      
2 A' 2099 2015 19.89      
3 A' 1127 1082 43.90      
4 A' 879 844 64.59      
5 A' 503 483 29.24      
6 A" 454 436 7.63      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4061.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9599) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3898.2 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 HSEh1PBE/3-21G*
ABC
19.35606 0.37074 0.36377

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)
C1 0.039 -1.276 0.000
C2 0.000 0.088 0.000
N3 -0.185 1.261 0.000
H4 1.057 -1.703 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.36462.54681.1036
C21.36461.18742.0798
N32.54681.18743.2137
H41.10362.07983.2137

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
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 C -0.044      
2 C 0.220      
3 N -0.430      
4 H 0.254      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.869 -1.365 0.000 2.315
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.040 -2.836 0.000
y -2.836 -20.689 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.748
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.179 -2.836 0.000
y -2.836 -4.296 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.117
Polar
3z2-r26.234
x2-y23.649
xy-2.836
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.951 -0.678 0.000
y -0.678 5.706 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.077


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.345
(<r2>)1/2 6.029

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at HSEh1PBE/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.509632
Energy at 298.15K-130.509243
HF Energy-130.509632
Nuclear repulsion energy46.961102
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*
ABC
19.35606 0.37074 0.36377

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

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability