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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/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 B2PLYP/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.207197
Energy at 298.15K-131.206544
HF Energy-131.125558
Nuclear repulsion energy46.890632
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 B2PLYP/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' 3401 3401 20.74      
2 A' 1797 1797 15.68      
3 A' 1186 1186 11.33      
4 A' 564 564 30.64      
5 A' 387 387 8.89      
6 A" 421 421 0.90      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3877.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3877.9 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 B2PLYP/6-31G
ABC
62.93862 0.36123 0.35917

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.060 -1.239 0.000
C2 0.000 0.089 0.000
N3 -0.148 1.288 0.000
H4 0.682 -2.113 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.32932.53541.0725
C21.32931.20812.3046
N32.53541.20813.5002
H41.07252.30463.5002

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 175.508 C2 C1 H4 147.088
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.205914
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-131.125831
Nuclear repulsion energy46.980678
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 B2PLYP/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 3476 3476 58.71      
2 Σ 1617 1617 27.71      
3 Σ 1261 1261 6.68      
4 Π 406 406 0.12      
4 Π 406 406 0.12      
5 Π 373i 373i 60.31      
5 Π 373i 373i 60.31      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3210.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3210.5 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 B2PLYP/6-31G
B
0.35980

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.219
C2 0.000 0.000 0.079
N3 0.000 0.000 1.304
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.286

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.29862.52311.0664
C21.29861.22462.3649
N32.52311.22463.5895
H41.06642.36493.5895

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 B2PLYP/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.019      
2 C -0.056      
3 N -0.215      
4 H 0.289      


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 -3.438 3.438
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.114 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.114 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.088
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.513 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.513 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.026
Polar
3z2-r22.052
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 1.463 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.463 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.013


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.558
(<r2>)1/2 6.046

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.177742
Energy at 298.15K-131.177144
HF Energy-131.078237
Nuclear repulsion energy46.353514
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 B2PLYP/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' 3082 3082 18.46      
2 A' 2030 2030 17.21      
3 A' 1086 1086 45.73      
4 A' 879 879 62.25      
5 A' 404 404 18.34      
6 A" 334 334 2.42      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3907.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3907.7 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 B2PLYP/6-31G
ABC
19.13837 0.36108 0.35440

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.402 -1.227 0.000
C2 0.000 0.098 0.000
N3 -0.558 1.165 0.000
H4 1.494 -1.379 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.38472.57801.1026
C21.38471.20462.1009
N32.57801.20463.2689
H41.10262.10093.2689

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.017      
2 C 0.025      
3 N -0.209      
4 H 0.167      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.271 -1.043 0.000 2.499
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.139 -1.227 0.000
y -1.227 -22.293 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.674
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.844 -1.227 0.000
y -1.227 -6.387 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.542
Polar
3z2-r27.084
x2-y26.154
xy-1.227
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.925 -1.710 0.000
y -1.710 5.512 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.171


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 37.149
(<r2>)1/2 6.095

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.177742
Energy at 298.15K-131.177144
HF Energy-131.078237
Nuclear repulsion energy46.353514
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 B2PLYP/6-31G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B2PLYP/6-31G
ABC
19.13837 0.36108 0.35440

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability