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

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/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 PBEPBE/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-167.459472
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-167.459472
Nuclear repulsion energy58.730417
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 PBEPBE/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 3481 3319 192.45 32.91 0.22 0.36
2 Σ 2211 2108 147.87 13.31 0.21 0.35
3 Σ 1127 1075 50.80 15.02 0.34 0.51
4 Π 543 518 8.48 1.71 0.75 0.86
4 Π 543 518 8.48 1.71 0.75 0.86
5 Π 513 489 110.63 1.09 0.75 0.86
5 Π 513 489 110.63 1.09 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4466.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9535) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4258.3 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 PBEPBE/3-21G*
B
0.36132

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 1.221
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.030
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.213
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.280

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 N2 C3 H4
O11.25122.43473.5010
N21.25121.18342.2498
C32.43471.18341.0664
H43.50102.24981.0664

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 PBEPBE/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.340      
2 N -0.165      
3 C 0.172      
4 H 0.333      


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 -2.678 2.678
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.547 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.547 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.748
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.400 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.400 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.799
Polar
3z2-r25.599
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 0.956 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.956 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.267


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.722
(<r2>)1/2 5.977

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at PBEPBE/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-167.459472
Energy at 298.15K-167.460258
HF Energy-167.459472
Nuclear repulsion energy58.724734
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 PBEPBE/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' 3482 3321 192.38      
2 A' 2211 2108 147.58      
3 A' 1126 1074 50.88      
4 A' 543 518 8.48      
5 A' 514 490 110.56      
6 A" 537 512 55.46      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4207.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9535) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4011.6 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 PBEPBE/3-21G*
B
0.36125

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -0.003 -1.221 0.000
N2 0.000 0.030 0.000
C3 0.003 1.213 0.000
H4 0.006 2.280 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 N2 C3 H4
O11.25152.43493.5013
N21.25151.18332.2497
C32.43491.18331.0664
H43.50132.24971.0664

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 179.994 N2 C3 H4 179.976
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.340      
2 N -0.166      
3 C 0.172      
4 H 0.333      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.007 2.680 0.000 2.680
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.547 0.008 0.000
y 0.008 -13.746 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.547
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.401 0.008 0.000
y 0.008 2.801 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.401
Polar
3z2-r2-2.801
x2-y2-2.801
xy0.008
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 0.956 0.010 0.000
y 0.010 5.268 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.956


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.726
(<r2>)1/2 5.977