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All results from a given calculation for HCN (Hydrogen cyanide)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-31G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 1Σ
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-93.392489
Energy at 298.15K-93.392623
HF Energy-93.392489
Nuclear repulsion energy23.654208
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 B3LYP/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 3500 3367 58.02 30.16 0.22 0.37
2 Σ 2149 2067 2.01 32.90 0.24 0.39
3 Π 778 748 57.86 0.19 0.75 0.86
3 Π 778 748 57.86 0.19 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3602.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.962) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3465.3 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 B3LYP/6-31G
B
1.45148

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.508
H2 0.000 0.000 -1.575
N3 0.000 0.000 0.660

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 N3
C11.06651.1685
H21.06652.2351
N31.16852.2351

picture of Hydrogen cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 N3 180.000
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.012      
2 H 0.256      
3 N -0.243      


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 -2.932 2.932
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.428 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.428 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -10.036
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.696 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.696 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.392
Polar
3z2-r22.785
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 1.028 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.028 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.992


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 13.930
(<r2>)1/2 3.732