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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/6-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 3A"
1 2 no C*V 3Σ
2 1 yes CS 1A'

State 1 (3A") , Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C2 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.839681
Energy at 298.15K-130.839217
HF Energy-130.625576
Nuclear repulsion energy46.998321
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/6-31G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3354 3186 6.21      
2 A' 2004 1904 10.99      
3 A' 1091 1037 30.56      
4 A' 841 799 4.23      
5 A' 421 400 2.65      
6 A" 466 443 3.93      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4088.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9501) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3884.2 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 MP2=FULL/6-31G
ABC
36.00956 0.36193 0.35833

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.201 -1.251 0.000
C2 0.000 0.117 0.000
N3 0.112 1.276 0.000
H4 0.427 -2.129 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.38222.54661.0794
C21.38221.16522.2854
N32.54661.16523.4196
H41.07942.28543.4196

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 177.118 C2 C1 H4 136.027
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.833873
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-130.629244
Nuclear repulsion energy47.157204
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/6-31G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 3462 3289 55.41      
2 Σ 1472 1398 29.76      
3 Σ 1223 1162 36.86      
4 Π 410 390 0.22      
4 Π 410 390 0.22      
5 Π 626i 594i 61.49      
5 Π 626i 594i 61.49      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2862.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9501) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2719.7 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 MP2=FULL/6-31G
B
0.36163

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.221
C2 0.000 0.000 0.092
N3 0.000 0.000 1.295
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.291

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.31252.51551.0705
C21.31251.20292.3830
N32.51551.20293.5860
H41.07052.38303.5860

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 180.000 C2 C1 H4 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at MP2=FULL/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.039      
2 C -0.086      
3 N -0.192      
4 H 0.317      


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 -3.678 3.678
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.388 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.388 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.477
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.455 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.455 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.911
Polar
3z2-r21.822
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 1.446 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.446 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.038


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.646
(<r2>)1/2 6.054

State 2 (1A') , Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.826365
Energy at 298.15K-130.825703
HF Energy-130.548330
Nuclear repulsion energy45.741367
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/6-31G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3017 2866 39.36      
2 A' 2242 2130 6.80      
3 A' 1065 1012 91.24      
4 A' 912 867 2.41      
5 A' 348 331 13.28      
6 A" 322 306 2.69      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3953.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9501) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3756.1 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 MP2=FULL/6-31G
ABC
17.19938 0.35070 0.34370

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.473 -1.236 0.000
C2 0.000 0.117 0.000
N3 -0.631 1.141 0.000
H4 1.583 -1.271 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.43352.62111.1111
C21.43351.20292.1055
N32.62111.20293.2744
H41.11112.10553.2744

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.826365
Energy at 298.15K-130.825703
HF Energy-130.548330
Nuclear repulsion energy45.741367
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/6-31G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP2=FULL/6-31G
ABC
17.19938 0.35070 0.34370

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability