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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: TPSSh/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 TPSSh/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.699852
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-130.699852
Nuclear repulsion energy47.571748
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 TPSSh/3-21G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at TPSSh/3-21G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at TPSSh/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 TPSSh/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.706943
Energy at 298.15K-130.706469
HF Energy-130.706943
Nuclear repulsion energy47.149647
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 TPSSh/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 3453 3335 52.54      
2 Σ 1707 1648 39.07      
3 Σ 1257 1213 2.37      
4 Π 596 575 11.04      
4 Π 596 575 11.04      
5 Π 345 333 46.98      
5 Π 345 333 46.98      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4148.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9657) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4006.5 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 TPSSh/3-21G*
B
0.36265

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.213
C2 0.000 0.000 0.076
N3 0.000 0.000 1.300
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.277

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.28882.51291.0645
C21.28881.22412.3533
N32.51291.22413.5774
H41.06452.35333.5774

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 TPSSh/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.048      
2 C 0.115      
3 N -0.485      
4 H 0.322      


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 -3.078 3.078
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.287 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.287 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.593


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.216
(<r2>)1/2 6.018

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at TPSSh/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.668717
Energy at 298.15K-130.668304
HF Energy-130.668717
Nuclear repulsion energy46.683355
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 TPSSh/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' 3010 2907 16.69      
2 A' 2041 1971 22.22      
3 A' 1104 1067 52.83      
4 A' 894 863 48.30      
5 A' 492 475 26.95      
6 A" 437 422 5.92      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3988.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9657) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3851.8 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 TPSSh/3-21G*
ABC
18.87261 0.36663 0.35964

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.134 -1.278 0.000
C2 0.000 0.089 0.000
N3 -0.284 1.250 0.000
H4 1.187 -1.617 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.37312.56231.1064
C21.37311.19562.0782
N32.56231.19563.2227
H41.10642.07823.2227

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.047      
2 C 0.232      
3 N -0.430      
4 H 0.244      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.898 -1.173 0.000 2.231
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.139 -0.972 0.000
y -0.972 5.673 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.046


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.620
(<r2>)1/2 6.051

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at TPSSh/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.668717
Energy at 298.15K-130.668304
HF Energy-130.668717
Nuclear repulsion energy46.683355
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 TPSSh/3-21G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at TPSSh/3-21G*
ABC
18.87261 0.36663 0.35964

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

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability