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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: BLYP/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 BLYP/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.439006
Energy at 298.15K-131.438201
HF Energy-131.439006
Nuclear repulsion energy47.236034
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/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' 3326 3316 44.25      
2 A' 1755 1750 21.89      
3 A' 1224 1221 2.64      
4 A' 435 434 4.95      
5 A' 317 316 46.97      
6 A" 431 430 0.74      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3744.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.997) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3733.1 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 BLYP/cc-pVTZ
ABC
139.05127 0.36551 0.36455

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.092 -1.215 0.000
C2 0.000 0.081 0.000
N3 -0.158 1.283 0.000
H4 0.558 -2.178 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.29882.50981.0710
C21.29881.21222.3274
N32.50981.21223.5347
H41.07102.32743.5347

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 176.542 C2 C1 H4 158.218
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at BLYP/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.438785
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-131.438785
Nuclear repulsion energy47.272782
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/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 3367 3357 65.56      
2 Σ 1736 1731 21.04      
3 Σ 1242 1239 2.00      
4 Π 430 429 0.20      
4 Π 430 429 0.20      
5 Π 231i 230i 46.79      
5 Π 231i 230i 46.79      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3372.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.997) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3362.4 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/cc-pVTZ
B
0.36448

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.210
C2 0.000 0.000 0.079
N3 0.000 0.000 1.295
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.278

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.28922.50581.0677
C21.28921.21662.3569
N32.50581.21663.5735
H41.06772.35693.5735

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 BLYP/cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.130      
2 C 0.033      
3 N -0.055      
4 H 0.151      


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 -3.149 3.149
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.402 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.402 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.809
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.796 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.796 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.593
Polar
3z2-r23.185
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 2.457 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.457 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.841


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.301
(<r2>)1/2 6.025

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at BLYP/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.417768
Energy at 298.15K-131.417189
HF Energy-131.417768
Nuclear repulsion energy46.862360
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/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' 2988 2979 7.54      
2 A' 1998 1992 16.64      
3 A' 1079 1076 26.32      
4 A' 909 907 57.17      
5 A' 450 449 20.95      
6 A" 301 300 9.17      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3862.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.997) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3851.0 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/cc-pVTZ
ABC
18.71125 0.36974 0.36257

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.218 -1.262 0.000
C2 0.000 0.090 0.000
N3 -0.371 1.222 0.000
H4 1.289 -1.521 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.36902.55201.1026
C21.36901.19082.0638
N32.55201.19083.2064
H41.10262.06383.2064

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.138      
2 C -0.009      
3 N -0.002      
4 H 0.149      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.785 -1.154 0.000 2.125
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.785 -1.821 0.000
y -1.821 -21.449 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.030
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.954 -1.821 0.000
y -1.821 -5.042 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.087
Polar
3z2-r26.174
x2-y24.664
xy-1.821
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.289 -1.039 0.000
y -1.039 6.638 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.777


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.566
(<r2>)1/2 6.047

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at BLYP/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.417768
Energy at 298.15K-131.417189
HF Energy-131.417768
Nuclear repulsion energy46.862360
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/cc-pVTZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at BLYP/cc-pVTZ
ABC
18.71125 0.36974 0.36257

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

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability