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All results from a given calculation for LiCN (lithium cyanide)

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V LiCN 1Σ
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-100.389262
Energy at 298.15K-100.388328
HF Energy-100.389262
Nuclear repulsion energy27.552848
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 BLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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 2140 2128 12.97      
2 Σ 621 617 121.37      
3 Π 173 172 34.69      
3 Π 173 172 34.69      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1553.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9945) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1544.6 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 BLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
B
0.37758

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -2.068
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.154
N3 0.000 0.000 1.018

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 N3
Li11.91403.0853
C21.91401.1713
N33.08531.1713

picture of lithium cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Li1 C2 N3 180.000 Li1 N3 C2 0.000
C2 Li1 N3 0.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.330      
2 C 0.329      
3 N -0.659      


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 -9.068 9.068
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.628 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.628 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.584
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.606 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.606 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 15.212
Polar
3z2-r230.424
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 3.334 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.334 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.200


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 26.186
(<r2>)1/2 5.117