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All results from a given calculation for HCNO (fulminic acid)

using model chemistry: HF/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 1Σ
1 2 no CS 1A'

Conformer 1 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at HF/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-166.678766
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-166.678766
Nuclear repulsion energy59.005469
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/3-21G
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 3704 3354 243.28 14.72 0.18 0.31
2 Σ 2406 2179 94.06 63.57 0.26 0.41
3 Σ 805 729 116.20 0.65 0.43 0.60
4 Π 880 797 104.22 2.77 0.75 0.86
4 Π 880 797 104.22 2.77 0.75 0.86
5 Π 532 482 1.20 0.96 0.75 0.86
5 Π 532 482 1.20 0.96 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4869.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9056) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4410.1 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 HF/3-21G
B
0.36421

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/3-21G

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 1.229
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.060
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.195
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.243

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 N2 C3 H4
O11.28852.42353.4722
N21.28851.13502.1837
C32.42351.13501.0488
H43.47222.18371.0488

picture of fulminic acid state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 N2 C3 180.000 N2 C3 H4 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.456      
2 N -0.218      
3 C 0.264      
4 H 0.410      


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 -4.755 4.755
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.639 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.639 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.772
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.434 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.434 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.867
Polar
3z2-r25.734
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 0.858 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.858 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.984


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.496
(<r2>)1/2 5.958

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at HF/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-166.678765
Energy at 298.15K-166.679804
HF Energy-166.678765
Nuclear repulsion energy59.018531
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/3-21G
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' 3702 3352 243.63      
2 A' 2407 2180 94.35      
3 A' 881 798 104.35      
4 A' 807 731 116.63      
5 A' 532 482 1.14      
6 A" 863 782 92.48      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4596.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9056) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4162.5 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/3-21G
B
0.36438

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/3-21G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -0.014 -1.228 0.000
N2 0.000 0.060 0.000
C3 0.014 1.194 0.000
H4 0.028 2.243 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 N2 C3 H4
O11.28802.42283.4718
N21.28801.13482.1838
C32.42281.13481.0490
H43.47182.18381.0490

picture of fulminic acid state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 N2 C3 179.917 N2 C3 H4 179.926
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.457      
2 N -0.217      
3 C 0.264      
4 H 0.410      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.058 4.753 0.000 4.754
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.638 0.041 0.000
y 0.041 -13.776 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.639
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.431 0.041 0.000
y 0.041 2.862 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.432
Polar
3z2-r2-2.863
x2-y2-2.862
xy0.041
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 0.859 0.049 0.000
y 0.049 4.983 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.858


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.486
(<r2>)1/2 5.957