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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-167.629463
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-167.629463
Nuclear repulsion energy59.089843
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 B3LYP/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 3548 3413 212.00 29.65 0.21 0.35
2 Σ 2257 2171 163.54 18.94 0.22 0.36
3 Σ 1107 1065 75.02 12.51 0.34 0.51
4 Π 609 586 109.89 2.61 0.75 0.86
4 Π 609 586 109.89 2.61 0.75 0.86
5 Π 546 525 6.73 0.36 0.75 0.86
5 Π 546 525 6.73 0.36 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4610.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.962) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4435.4 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 B3LYP/3-21G*
B
0.36579

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/3-21G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 1.216
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.035
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.204
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.262

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 N2 C3 H4
O11.25032.41943.4780
N21.25031.16912.2277
C32.41941.16911.0586
H43.47802.22771.0586

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 B3LYP/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.373      
2 N -0.158      
3 C 0.194      
4 H 0.336      


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 -3.077 3.077
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.462 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.462 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.905
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.279 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.279 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.557
Polar
3z2-r25.115
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 0.925 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.925 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.197


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.393
(<r2>)1/2 5.949

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-167.629463
Energy at 298.15K-167.630599
HF Energy-167.629463
Nuclear repulsion energy59.084530
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 B3LYP/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 3548 3414 211.98      
2 Σ 2256 2170 163.36      
3 Σ 1106 1064 75.01      
4 Π 609 586 109.91      
4 Π 609 586 109.91      
5 Π 546 525 6.67      
5 Π 546 525 6.67      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4610.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.962) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4435.2 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 B3LYP/3-21G*
B
0.36573

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/3-21G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 -1.216
N2 0.000 0.000 0.035
C3 0.000 0.000 1.204
H4 0.000 0.000 2.262

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 N2 C3 H4
O11.25052.41963.4782
N21.25051.16912.2277
C32.41961.16911.0586
H43.47822.22771.0586

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 180.000 N2 C3 H4 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.373      
2 N -0.158      
3 C 0.194      
4 H 0.336      


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 3.078 3.078
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.462 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.462 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.903
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.280 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.280 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.559
Polar
3z2-r25.118
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 0.925 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.925 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.198


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.397
(<r2>)1/2 5.950