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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-168.507708
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-168.507708
Nuclear repulsion energy60.364733
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 B3PW91/6-31G**
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 3544 3397 252.00      
2 Σ 2385 2286 316.47      
3 Σ 1336 1280 106.21      
4 Xpi 576 552 0.18      
4 Xpi 576 552 0.18      
5 Xpi 224 214 92.73      
5 Xpi 224 214 92.73      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4431.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9584) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4247.5 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 B3PW91/6-31G**
B
0.38174

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G**

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 1.184
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.019
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.182
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.245

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 N2 C3 H4
O11.20232.36623.4289
N21.20231.16392.2266
C32.36621.16391.0627
H43.42892.22661.0627

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 B3PW91/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.471      
2 N 0.180      
3 C 0.033      
4 H 0.258      


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 -3.095 3.095
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.390 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.390 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.453
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.469 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.469 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.938
Polar
3z2-r25.875
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 1.352 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.352 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.459


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 34.267
(<r2>)1/2 5.854

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-168.507708
Energy at 298.15K-168.508167
HF Energy-168.507708
Nuclear repulsion energy60.367632
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 B3PW91/6-31G**
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 3545 3397 251.99      
2 Σ 2385 2286 316.82      
3 Σ 1337 1281 106.06      
4 Π 576 552 0.18      
4 Π 576 552 0.18      
5 Π 223 214 92.76      
5 Π 223 214 92.76      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4432.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9584) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4247.7 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 B3PW91/6-31G**
B
0.38177

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G**

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 -1.184
N2 0.000 0.000 0.018
C3 0.000 0.000 1.182
H4 0.000 0.000 2.245

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 N2 C3 H4
O11.20212.36613.4288
N21.20211.16392.2267
C32.36611.16391.0628
H43.42882.22671.0628

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 180.000 N2 C3 H4 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.471      
2 N 0.180      
3 C 0.033      
4 H 0.258      


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 3.094 3.094
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.390 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.390 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.453
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.469 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.469 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.937
Polar
3z2-r25.874
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 1.352 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.352 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.459


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 34.265
(<r2>)1/2 5.854