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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/STO-3G

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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 MP2=FULL/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-129.141572
Energy at 298.15K-129.141066
HF Energy-129.019483
Nuclear repulsion energy46.339373
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 MP2=FULL/STO-3G
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' 3555 3160 10.52      
2 A' 1997 1775 65.73      
3 A' 1074 955 16.22      
4 A' 920 818 14.26      
5 A' 443 394 1.50      
6 A" 517 459 3.15      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4252.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8889) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3780.3 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 MP2=FULL/STO-3G
ABC
26.31126 0.35256 0.34790

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/STO-3G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.354 -1.251 0.000
C2 0.000 0.127 0.000
N3 0.259 1.268 0.000
H4 0.310 -2.127 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.42232.59221.0985
C21.42231.17022.2745
N32.59221.17023.3949
H41.09852.27453.3949

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 178.384 C2 C1 H4 128.462
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-129.138863
Energy at 298.15K-129.138429
HF Energy-129.030038
Nuclear repulsion energy45.993885
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 MP2=FULL/STO-3G
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 3728 3314 105.64      
2 Σ 1636 1454 89.21      
3 Σ 767 682 160.87      
4 Π 721 641 13.10      
4 Π 721 641 13.10      
5 Π 438 390 0.60      
5 Π 438 390 0.60      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4224.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8889) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3755.5 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 MP2=FULL/STO-3G
B
0.34554

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/STO-3G

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.212
C2 0.000 0.000 0.004
N3 0.000 0.000 1.363
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.293

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.21602.57441.0811
C21.21601.35842.2971
N32.57441.35843.6555
H41.08112.29713.6555

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 MP2=FULL/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.062      
2 C -0.011      
3 N -0.050      
4 H 0.123      


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 -2.001 2.001
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -15.373 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -15.373 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.488
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.442 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.442 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.885
Polar
3z2-r21.769
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 0.596 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.596 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.830


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.482
(<r2>)1/2 6.040

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-129.132140
Energy at 298.15K-129.131405
HF Energy-128.930149
Nuclear repulsion energy44.434644
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 MP2=FULL/STO-3G
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' 3224 2866 24.78      
2 A' 2431 2161 67.33      
3 A' 1282 1139 17.96      
4 A' 891 792 26.27      
5 A' 342 304 6.89      
6 A" 347 309 6.59      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4258.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8889) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3785.2 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 MP2=FULL/STO-3G
ABC
14.82984 0.32967 0.32250

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/STO-3G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.125 -1.385 0.000
C2 0.000 0.118 0.000
N3 -0.287 1.305 0.000
H4 1.260 -1.536 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.50842.72191.1452
C21.50841.22152.0796
N32.72191.22153.2355
H41.14522.07963.2355

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-129.132140
Energy at 298.15K-129.131405
HF Energy-128.930149
Nuclear repulsion energy44.434644
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 MP2=FULL/STO-3G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP2=FULL/STO-3G
ABC
14.82984 0.32967 0.32250

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/STO-3G

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability