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All results from a given calculation for HCCCN (Cyanoacetylene)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 1Σ
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-169.532054
Energy at 298.15K-169.531388
Nuclear repulsion energy77.173707
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 mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
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 3517 3358 86.99      
2 Σ 2413 2304 27.12      
3 Σ 2204 2105 1.63      
4 Σ 915 874 0.00      
5 Π 706 674 38.61      
5 Π 706 674 38.61      
6 Π 573 547 6.13      
6 Π 573 547 6.13      
7 Π 245 234 0.38      
7 Π 245 234 0.38      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6049.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9547) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5775.0 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 mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
B
0.15299

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 1.895
C2 0.000 0.000 0.737
C3 0.000 0.000 -0.631
C4 0.000 0.000 -1.833
H5 0.000 0.000 -2.897

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 C2 C3 C4 H5
N11.15802.52583.72804.7917
C21.15801.36782.57003.6337
C32.52581.36781.20222.2659
C43.72802.57001.20221.0636
H54.79173.63372.26591.0636

picture of Cyanoacetylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N1 C2 C3 180.000 C2 C3 C4 180.000
C3 C4 H5 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N -0.349      
2 C 0.307      
3 C 0.227      
4 C -0.438      
5 H 0.252      


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 -3.817 3.817
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -22.035 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -22.035 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -20.078
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.979 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.979 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.957
Polar
3z2-r23.914
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 2.530 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.530 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.456


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 72.689
(<r2>)1/2 8.526