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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: HF/aug-cc-pVTZ

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 HF/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.724682
Energy at 298.15K-130.724073
HF Energy-130.724682
Nuclear repulsion energy47.487199
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 HF/aug-cc-pVTZ
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' 3469 3159 19.62      
2 A' 1653 1505 147.27      
3 A' 1202 1095 5.09      
4 A' 624 568 18.47      
5 A' 389 354 0.42      
6 A" 417 379 0.08      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3877.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9104) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3529.7 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 HF/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
55.96417 0.37098 0.36854

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.216 -1.208 0.000
C2 0.000 0.092 0.000
N3 -0.323 1.237 0.000
H4 0.965 -1.961 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.31842.50341.0619
C21.31841.18882.2686
N32.50341.18883.4469
H41.06192.26863.4469

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 173.662 C2 C1 H4 144.533
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at HF/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.722653
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-130.722653
Nuclear repulsion energy47.579449
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 HF/aug-cc-pVTZ
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 3542 3225 58.39      
2 Σ 1564 1424 136.18      
3 Σ 1255 1142 0.00      
4 Π 413 376 0.21      
4 Π 413 376 0.21      
5 Π 421i 383i 43.39      
5 Π 421i 383i 43.39      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3172.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9104) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2888.5 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 HF/aug-cc-pVTZ
B
0.36901

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.204
C2 0.000 0.000 0.079
N3 0.000 0.000 1.287
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.260

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.28352.49101.0557
C21.28351.20762.3392
N32.49101.20763.5468
H41.05572.33923.5468

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 HF/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.856      
2 C 0.790      
3 N -0.516      
4 H 0.581      


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 -3.210 3.210
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.461 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.461 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.697
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.882 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.882 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.765
Polar
3z2-r23.529
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 2.976 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.976 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.295


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.976
(<r2>)1/2 5.998

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at HF/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.666424
Energy at 298.15K-130.665968
HF Energy-130.666424
Nuclear repulsion energy47.525840
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 HF/aug-cc-pVTZ
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' 3224 2935 3.78      
2 A' 2339 2129 37.86      
3 A' 1135 1033 71.24      
4 A' 1016 925 19.83      
5 A' 489 445 27.56      
6 A" 355 323 16.82      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4279.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9104) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3895.7 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 HF/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
18.13096 0.37619 0.36854

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.253 -1.266 0.000
C2 0.000 0.112 0.000
N3 0.118 1.246 0.000
H4 0.693 -1.801 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.40122.53911.0864
C21.40121.13982.0349
N32.53911.13983.1009
H41.08642.03493.1009

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.535      
2 C 0.328      
3 N -0.235      
4 H 0.441      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.357 -2.174 0.000 2.563
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.663 -3.419 0.000
y -3.419 -20.225 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.193
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.453 -3.419 0.000
y -3.419 -2.797 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.251
Polar
3z2-r26.501
x2-y21.563
xy-3.419
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.231 0.306 0.000
y 0.306 6.199 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.347


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.230
(<r2>)1/2 6.019

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at HF/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.666424
Energy at 298.15K-130.665968
HF Energy-130.666424
Nuclear repulsion energy47.525840
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 HF/aug-cc-pVTZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HF/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
18.13096 0.37619 0.36854

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability