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

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/3-21G*

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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 mPW1PW91/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-167.579269
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-167.579269
Nuclear repulsion energy59.337044
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 mPW1PW91/3-21G*
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 3571 3391 221.23 27.16 0.21 0.35
2 Σ 2286 2171 175.43 19.79 0.22 0.36
3 Σ 1135 1078 81.40 12.48 0.34 0.51
4 Π 636 604 115.88 2.91 0.75 0.86
4 Π 636 604 115.88 2.91 0.75 0.86
5 Π 556 528 6.25 0.36 0.75 0.86
5 Π 556 528 6.25 0.36 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4688.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9496) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4451.7 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 mPW1PW91/3-21G*
B
0.36890

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/3-21G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 1.210
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.033
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.199
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.257

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 N2 C3 H4
O11.24252.40883.4671
N21.24251.16632.2246
C32.40881.16631.0582
H43.46712.22461.0582

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
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.388      
2 N -0.166      
3 C 0.188      
4 H 0.366      


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 -3.179 3.179
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.518 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.518 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.829
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.344 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.344 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.689
Polar
3z2-r25.378
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 0.929 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.929 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.184


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.195
(<r2>)1/2 5.933

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-167.579268
Energy at 298.15K-167.580197
HF Energy-167.579268
Nuclear repulsion energy59.329674
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 mPW1PW91/3-21G*
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' 3571 3391 221.20      
2 A' 2286 2171 174.98      
3 A' 1134 1077 81.41      
4 A' 637 605 115.77      
5 A' 556 528 6.27      
6 A" 627 596 119.91      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4405.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9496) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4183.1 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 mPW1PW91/3-21G*
B
0.36880

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/3-21G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -0.022 -1.210 0.000
N2 0.000 0.033 0.000
C3 0.022 1.199 0.000
H4 0.041 2.257 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 N2 C3 H4
O11.24292.40913.4674
N21.24291.16632.2245
C32.40911.16631.0582
H43.46742.22451.0582

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 179.919 N2 C3 H4 179.978
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.388      
2 N -0.167      
3 C 0.189      
4 H 0.366      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.057 3.181 0.000 3.182
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.517 0.050 0.000
y 0.050 -13.828 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.518
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.344 0.050 0.000
y 0.050 2.690 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.346
Polar
3z2-r2-2.691
x2-y2-2.690
xy0.050
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 0.931 0.078 0.000
y 0.078 5.183 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.929


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.200
(<r2>)1/2 5.933