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

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/6-31G**

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States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-168.526744
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-168.526744
Nuclear repulsion energy60.498302
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**
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 3562 3389 259.29 25.66 0.22 0.36
2 Σ 2404 2287 328.14 23.68 0.18 0.31
3 Σ 1347 1281 114.32 18.42 0.27 0.43
4 Π 582 554 0.11 0.93 0.75 0.86
4 Π 582 554 0.11 0.93 0.75 0.86
5 Π 268 255 92.85 2.18 0.75 0.86
5 Π 268 255 92.85 2.18 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4506.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9515) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4288.0 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**
B
0.38345

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G**

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 1.181
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.019
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.180
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.241

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 N2 C3 H4
O11.19992.36073.4221
N21.19991.16082.2222
C32.36071.16081.0614
H43.42212.22221.0614

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 mPW1PW91/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.478      
2 N 0.181      
3 C 0.035      
4 H 0.261      


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 -3.153 3.153
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 -13.447
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.472 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.472 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.943
Polar
3z2-r25.887
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 1.348 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.348 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.431


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 34.158
(<r2>)1/2 5.844

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-168.526744
Energy at 298.15K-168.527284
HF Energy-168.526744
Nuclear repulsion energy60.501049
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**
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' 3562 3389 259.36      
2 A' 2404 2288 328.39      
3 A' 1348 1282 114.17      
4 A' 582 554 0.11      
5 A' 267 254 92.88      
6 A" 479 456 34.93      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4321.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9515) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4111.6 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**
B
0.38348

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -0.002 -1.181 0.000
N2 0.000 0.019 0.000
C3 0.002 1.180 0.000
H4 0.005 2.241 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 N2 C3 H4
O11.19982.36063.4221
N21.19981.16082.2223
C32.36061.16081.0615
H43.42212.22231.0615

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 179.997 N2 C3 H4 179.983
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.478      
2 N 0.181      
3 C 0.035      
4 H 0.261      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.006 3.152 0.000 3.152
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.390 0.007 0.000
y 0.007 -13.447 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.390
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.472 0.007 0.000
y 0.007 2.943 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.472
Polar
3z2-r2-2.944
x2-y2-2.943
xy0.007
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.348 0.008 0.000
y 0.008 5.431 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.348


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 34.156
(<r2>)1/2 5.844