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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/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 PBEPBE/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.226247
Energy at 298.15K-131.225336
HF Energy-131.226247
Nuclear repulsion energy46.649629
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/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' 3380 3334 38.84      
2 A' 1749 1724 22.13      
3 A' 1225 1208 2.36      
4 A' 414 408 1.54      
5 A' 267 263 53.19      
6 A" 415 410 0.19      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3724.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9862) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3673.2 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 PBEPBE/6-31G
ABC
159.70414 0.35640 0.35560

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.105 -1.227 0.000
C2 0.000 0.077 0.000
N3 -0.169 1.300 0.000
H4 0.555 -2.204 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.30842.54161.0763
C21.30841.23432.3481
N32.54161.23433.5782
H41.07632.34813.5782

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 176.716 C2 C1 H4 159.823
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.226142
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-131.226142
Nuclear repulsion energy46.671619
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/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 3411 3364 55.77      
2 Σ 1733 1709 23.07      
3 Σ 1236 1219 1.89      
4 Π 413 408 0.06      
4 Π 413 408 0.06      
5 Π 151i 149i 57.18      
5 Π 151i 149i 57.18      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3452.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9862) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3404.6 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/6-31G
B
0.35539

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.225
C2 0.000 0.000 0.075
N3 0.000 0.000 1.314
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.299

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.30012.53871.0738
C21.30011.23862.3739
N32.53871.23863.6125
H41.07382.37393.6125

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 PBEPBE/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.006      
2 C -0.023      
3 N -0.250      
4 H 0.267      


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 -3.289 3.289
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.995 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.995 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.643
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.676 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.676 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.352
Polar
3z2-r22.704
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 1.492 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.492 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.246


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.736
(<r2>)1/2 6.061

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.192151
Energy at 298.15K-131.191546
HF Energy-131.192151
Nuclear repulsion energy46.269522
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/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' 3004 2963 15.70      
2 A' 1967 1940 14.09      
3 A' 1109 1093 19.60      
4 A' 815 804 93.63      
5 A' 424 418 17.22      
6 A" 326 321 1.56      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3822.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9862) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3769.3 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/6-31G
ABC
19.27961 0.36097 0.35434

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.531 -1.169 0.000
C2 0.000 0.095 0.000
N3 -0.690 1.098 0.000
H4 1.641 -1.237 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.37072.57461.1118
C21.37071.21732.1135
N32.57461.21733.2992
H41.11182.11353.2992

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.042      
2 C 0.094      
3 N -0.234      
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
  2.273 -0.805 0.000 2.411
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -15.790 -0.718 0.000
y -0.718 -21.745 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.574
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.870 -0.718 0.000
y -0.718 -6.063 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.193
Polar
3z2-r26.387
x2-y25.955
xy-0.718
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.387 -2.036 0.000
y -2.036 5.349 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.132


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.991
(<r2>)1/2 6.082

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.192151
Energy at 298.15K-131.191546
HF Energy-131.192151
Nuclear repulsion energy46.269522
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/6-31G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at PBEPBE/6-31G
ABC
19.27961 0.36097 0.35434

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

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability