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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: M06-2X/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 M06-2X/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.319346
Energy at 298.15K-131.318708
HF Energy-131.319346
Nuclear repulsion energy47.044722
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 M06-2X/6-31G
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' 3437 3437 25.91      
2 A' 1817 1817 21.67      
3 A' 1191 1191 12.71      
4 A' 556 556 24.70      
5 A' 394 394 8.58      
6 A" 434 434 0.62      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3914.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3914.5 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 M06-2X/6-31G
ABC
61.55781 0.36349 0.36135

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-31G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.027 -1.238 0.000
C2 0.000 0.091 0.000
N3 -0.114 1.286 0.000
H4 0.634 -2.122 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.32932.52771.0720
C21.32931.20022.3018
N32.52771.20023.4887
H41.07202.30183.4887

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 175.731 C2 C1 H4 146.709
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at M06-2X/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.318699
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-131.318699
Nuclear repulsion energy47.132980
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 M06-2X/6-31G
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 3466 3466 65.44      
2 Σ 1593 1593 50.09      
3 Σ 1278 1278 9.80      
4 Π 422 422 0.03      
4 Π 422 422 0.03      
5 Π 197i 197i 56.23      
5 Π 197i 197i 56.23      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3393.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3393.4 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 M06-2X/6-31G
B
0.36216

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-31G

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.215
C2 0.000 0.000 0.080
N3 0.000 0.000 1.299
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.282

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.29492.51441.0665
C21.29491.21942.3614
N32.51441.21943.5808
H41.06652.36143.5808

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 M06-2X/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.010      
2 C -0.063      
3 N -0.232      
4 H 0.305      


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 -3.495 3.495
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.107 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.107 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.774
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.666 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.666 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.333
Polar
3z2-r22.666
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 1.453 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.453 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.152


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.327
(<r2>)1/2 6.027

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at M06-2X/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.284619
Energy at 298.15K-131.284066
HF Energy-131.284619
Nuclear repulsion energy46.700361
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 M06-2X/6-31G
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' 3105 3105 13.33      
2 A' 2125 2125 14.58      
3 A' 1097 1097 56.76      
4 A' 881 881 54.49      
5 A' 418 418 21.74      
6 A" 360 360 2.86      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3993.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3993.0 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 M06-2X/6-31G
ABC
18.87576 0.36582 0.35887

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-31G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.214 -1.272 0.000
C2 0.000 0.099 0.000
N3 -0.367 1.226 0.000
H4 1.282 -1.548 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.38722.56441.1025
C21.38721.18532.0871
N32.56441.18533.2271
H41.10252.08713.2271

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.025      
2 C 0.011      
3 N -0.219      
4 H 0.183      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.160 -1.385 0.000 2.566
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.455 -2.187 0.000
y -2.187 -21.787 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.672
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.275 -2.187 0.000
y -2.187 -5.723 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.449
Polar
3z2-r26.897
x2-y25.332
xy-2.187
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.442 -1.228 0.000
y -1.228 5.807 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.171


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.764
(<r2>)1/2 6.063

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at M06-2X/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.284619
Energy at 298.15K-131.284066
HF Energy-131.284619
Nuclear repulsion energy46.700361
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 M06-2X/6-31G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at M06-2X/6-31G
ABC
18.87576 0.36582 0.35887

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-31G

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability