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All results from a given calculation for NH2CN (cyanamide)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no Cs 1A'
1 2 yes C2V 1A1

Conformer 1 (Cs)

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Energy calculated at wB97X-D/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-147.911482
Energy at 298.15K-147.913746
HF Energy-147.911482
Nuclear repulsion energy59.253321
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 wB97X-D/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' 3614 3425 69.01      
2 A' 2367 2243 89.82      
3 A' 1686 1598 81.73      
4 A' 1134 1075 9.57      
5 A' 572 542 76.91      
6 A' 433 411 390.89      
7 A" 3724 3529 83.32      
8 A" 1187 1125 6.79      
9 A" 466 442 0.97      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7591.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9478) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7195.6 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 wB97X-D/3-21G*
ABC
11.04826 0.33825 0.32820

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/3-21G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.224 0.000
N2 -0.038 1.388 0.000
N3 0.079 -1.122 0.000
H4 -0.143 -1.605 0.865
H5 -0.143 -1.605 -0.865

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 N3 H4 H5
C11.16431.34872.02812.0281
N21.16432.51273.11683.1168
N31.34872.51271.01471.0147
H42.02813.11681.01471.7292
H52.02813.11681.01471.7292

picture of cyanamide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 H4 117.518 C1 N3 H5 117.518
N2 C1 N3 178.519 H4 N3 H5 116.874
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.583      
2 N -0.446      
3 N -0.860      
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 -4.682 0.000 4.682
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.141 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.453 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.338
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.245 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.214 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.459
Polar
3z2-r26.918
x2-y2-0.688
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.020 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.299 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.705


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 39.559
(<r2>)1/2 6.290

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at wB97X-D/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-147.911482
Energy at 298.15K-147.913746
HF Energy-147.911482
Nuclear repulsion energy59.251876
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 wB97X-D/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 3613 3425 68.98      
2 A1 2367 2244 89.72      
3 A1 1686 1598 81.70      
4 A1 1134 1075 9.59      
5 B1 572 542 76.92      
6 B1 433 410 390.97      
7 B2 3724 3529 83.41      
8 B2 1188 1126 6.78      
9 B2 466 442 0.97      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7591.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9478) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7194.9 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 wB97X-D/3-21G*
ABC
11.04354 0.33823 0.32818

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/3-21G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.220
N2 0.000 0.000 1.386
N3 0.000 0.000 -1.111
H4 0.000 0.870 -1.623
H5 0.000 -0.870 -1.623

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 N3 H4 H5
C11.16661.33042.03762.0376
N21.16662.49703.13243.1324
N31.33042.49701.00971.0097
H42.03763.13241.00971.7404
H52.03763.13241.00971.7404

picture of cyanamide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 H4 120.475 C1 N3 H5 120.475
N2 C1 N3 180.000 H4 N3 H5 119.051
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.583      
2 N -0.446      
3 N -0.860      
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 -4.681 4.681
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.141 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.337 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.455
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.245 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.462 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.217
Polar
3z2-r2-2.433
x2-y2-3.804
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.020 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.705 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.299


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 39.561
(<r2>)1/2 6.290