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All results from a given calculation for NaCN (Sodium Cyanide)

using model chemistry: CID/cc-pCVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no C*V 1Σ
1 3 yes C*V 1Σ

Conformer 1 (C*V)

Jump to S1C2 S1C3
Energy calculated at CID/cc-pCVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.534935
Energy at 298.15K-254.534313
HF Energy-254.215429
Nuclear repulsion energy46.517868
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/cc-pCVTZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 2287 2287 1.33      
2 Σ 363 363 63.40      
3 Π 116 116 13.97      
3 Π 116 116 13.97      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1440.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1440.9 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/cc-pCVTZ
B
0.15244

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.702
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.859
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.566

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.15662.2675
N21.15663.4242
Na32.26753.4242

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 0.000 C1 Na3 N2 0.000
N2 C1 Na3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1 S1C3
Energy calculated at CID/cc-pCVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.534935
Energy at 298.15K-254.534313
HF Energy-254.215429
Nuclear repulsion energy46.517868
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/cc-pCVTZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at CID/cc-pCVTZ
B
0.15244

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

Point Group is C∞v

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 3 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2
Energy calculated at CID/cc-pCVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.537223
Energy at 298.15K-254.536347
HF Energy-254.221565
Nuclear repulsion energy48.795897
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/cc-pCVTZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 2217 2217 107.73      
2 Σ 409 409 74.77      
3 Π 35 35 4.79      
3 Π 35 35 4.79      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1347.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1347.7 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 CID/cc-pCVTZ
B
0.17637

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.850
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.684
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.445

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.16633.2951
N21.16632.1288
Na33.29512.1288

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 3
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 180.000 C1 Na3 N2 0.000
N2 C1 Na3 0.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability