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All results from a given calculation for CH3N3 (methyl azide)

using model chemistry: CID/6-31G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at CID/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-203.136262
Energy at 298.15K-203.140778
HF Energy-202.738332
Nuclear repulsion energy106.483850
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 CID/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' 3246 3035 9.70      
2 A' 3100 2900 38.99      
3 A' 2243 2098 519.57      
4 A' 1584 1482 16.02      
5 A' 1537 1438 9.80      
6 A' 1284 1201 174.65      
7 A' 1197 1119 14.37      
8 A' 886 829 11.17      
9 A' 628 587 14.40      
10 A' 248 232 6.92      
11 A" 3168 2962 34.91      
12 A" 1581 1478 8.93      
13 A" 1158 1083 0.65      
14 A" 452 423 11.61      
15 A" 121 114 2.08      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11216.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9352) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10490.1 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 CID/6-31G
ABC
1.57084 0.16945 0.15755

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.130 -1.606 0.000
N2 0.661 -0.336 0.000
N3 0.000 0.737 0.000
N4 -0.421 1.803 0.000
H5 0.610 -2.403 0.000
H6 -0.756 -1.695 0.894
H7 -0.756 -1.695 -0.894

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 N3 N4 H5 H6 H7
C11.49572.34683.42091.08751.09491.0949
N21.49571.26092.39702.06752.15742.1574
N32.34681.26091.14543.19922.69982.6998
N43.42092.39701.14544.33033.62603.6260
H51.08752.06753.19924.33031.77911.7791
H61.09492.15742.69983.62601.77911.7871
H71.09492.15742.69983.62601.77911.7871

picture of methyl azide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 N3 116.460 N2 C1 H5 105.229
N2 C1 H6 111.836 N2 C1 H7 111.836
N2 N3 N4 169.937 H5 C1 H6 109.212
H5 C1 H7 109.212 H6 C1 H7 109.393
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability