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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: G3

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 3A"
2 1 yes CS 1A'

State 1 (3A")

Jump to S2C1
Energy calculated at G3
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.340538
Energy at 298.15K-131.335844
HF Energy-130.680638
Nuclear repulsion energy47.204752
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 HF/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 A' 3522 3318 16.42      
2 A' 1684 1586 120.49      
3 A' 1213 1143 3.49      
4 A' 657 619 21.91      
5 A' 380 358 0.65      
6 A" 409 385 0.47      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3931.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9422) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3704.7 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 MP2=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
34.54808 0.36821 0.36433

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.278 -1.228 0.000
C2 0.000 0.119 0.000
N3 0.194 1.254 0.000
H4 0.311 -2.128 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.37502.52591.0763
C21.37501.15132.2691
N32.52591.15133.3846
H41.07632.26913.3846

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 173.311 C2 C1 H4 143.370
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 (1A')

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at G3
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.323618
Energy at 298.15K-131.319067
HF Energy-130.618232
Nuclear repulsion energy47.294306
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 HF/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 A' 3269 3080 15.26      
2 A' 2369 2232 33.00      
3 A' 1146 1080 80.22      
4 A' 1024 965 14.26      
5 A' 470 443 28.16      
6 A" 357 337 16.70      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4317.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9422) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4068.0 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 MP2=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
17.67222 0.36251 0.35522

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.113 -1.301 0.000
C2 0.000 0.098 0.000
N3 -0.265 1.256 0.000
H4 1.178 -1.577 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.40382.58461.1006
C21.40381.18752.0485
N32.58461.18753.1798
H41.10062.04853.1798

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