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All results from a given calculation for HCNO (fulminic acid)

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 C*V 1Σ
1 2 no CS 1A'

Conformer 1 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-167.036322
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-166.668474
Nuclear repulsion energy58.591394
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
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 3546 3362 218.43 36.65 0.23 0.38
2 Σ 2068 1961 352.98 2.59 0.09 0.17
3 Σ 1171 1110 62.23 24.24 0.34 0.51
4 Π 524 497 2.54 0.04 0.75 0.86
4 Π 524 497 2.54 0.04 0.75 0.86
5 Π 247 234 117.15 2.52 0.75 0.86
5 Π 247 234 117.15 2.52 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4164.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.948) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3947.5 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 MP2=FULL/3-21G*
B
0.35933

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)
O1 0.000 0.000 1.222
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.023
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.222
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.282

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 N2 C3 H4
O11.24472.44323.5034
N21.24471.19852.2586
C32.44321.19851.0601
H43.50342.25861.0601

picture of fulminic acid state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 N2 C3 180.000 N2 C3 H4 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-167.036322
Energy at 298.15K-167.036772
HF Energy-166.668485
Nuclear repulsion energy58.587084
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
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3545 3361 218.52      
2 A' 2068 1961 352.98      
3 A' 1170 1109 62.44      
4 A' 525 497 2.61      
5 A' 249 236 117.05      
6 A" 462 438 51.46      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4009.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.948) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3801.3 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
0.35928

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)
O1 -0.005 -1.222 0.000
N2 0.000 0.023 0.000
C3 0.005 1.222 0.000
H4 0.009 2.282 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 N2 C3 H4
O11.24492.44343.5036
N21.24491.19852.2587
C32.44341.19851.0602
H43.50362.25871.0602

picture of fulminic acid state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 N2 C3 179.985 N2 C3 H4 179.975
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability