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All results from a given calculation for ClCN (chlorocyanogen)

using model chemistry: CID/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 1Σ
Energy calculated at CID/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-552.139833
Energy at 298.15K-552.139497
HF Energy-551.759928
Nuclear repulsion energy74.672033
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 CID/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 2435 2249 28.79      
2 Σ 778 718 5.17      
3 Π 392 362 5.45      
3 Π 392 362 5.45      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1998.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9237) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1846.0 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 CID/6-31G*
B
0.19843

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.000 0.000 0.980
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.660
N3 0.000 0.000 -1.815

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Cl1 C2 N3
Cl11.64022.7955
C21.64021.1553
N32.79551.1553

picture of chlorocyanogen state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl1 C2 N3 180.000
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability