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All results from a given calculation for NH2CN (cyanamide)

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/3-21G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C2V 1A1

Conformer 1 (Cs)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at PBE1PBE/3-21G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at PBE1PBE/3-21G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/3-21G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-147.787796
Energy at 298.15K-147.790050
HF Energy-147.787796
Nuclear repulsion energy59.210397
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 PBE1PBE/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 A1 3586 3442 64.80      
2 A1 2353 2259 87.07      
3 A1 1680 1613 76.71      
4 A1 1138 1092 8.76      
5 B1 573 550 51.68      
6 B1 415 399 405.34      
7 B2 3696 3547 80.93      
8 B2 1183 1136 6.20      
9 B2 473 454 1.17      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7548.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9598) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7245.0 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 PBE1PBE/3-21G*
ABC
11.03405 0.33797 0.32792

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/3-21G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.217
N2 0.000 0.000 1.388
N3 0.000 0.000 -1.110
H4 0.000 0.871 -1.625
H5 0.000 -0.871 -1.625

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 N3 H4 H5
C11.17171.32662.03662.0366
N21.17172.49833.13623.1362
N31.32662.49831.01131.0113
H42.03663.13621.01131.7412
H52.03663.13621.01131.7412

picture of cyanamide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 H4 120.585 C1 N3 H5 120.585
N2 C1 N3 180.000 H4 N3 H5 118.830
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.605      
2 N -0.460      
3 N -0.867      
4 H 0.361      
5 H 0.361      


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 -4.687 4.687
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.216 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.414 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.412
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.302 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.400 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.097
Polar
3z2-r2-2.195
x2-y2-3.802
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.034 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.729 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.370


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 39.611
(<r2>)1/2 6.294