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All results from a given calculation for LiCN (lithium cyanide)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no C*V LiCN 1Σ
1 2 no CS 1A'
1 3 yes C*V LiNC 1Σ

Conformer 1 (C*V LiCN)

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Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-100.362062
Energy at 298.15K-100.361125
HF Energy-100.362062
Nuclear repulsion energy27.752680
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 mPW1PW91/6-311G*
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 2261 2158 11.19      
2 Σ 638 609 120.80      
3 Π 170 162 42.85      
3 Π 170 162 42.85      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1618.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9544) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1545.1 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 mPW1PW91/6-311G*
B
0.38152

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-311G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -2.059
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.150
N3 0.000 0.000 1.011

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 C2 N3
Li11.90853.0696
C21.90851.1611
N33.06961.1611

picture of lithium cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Li1 C2 N3 180.000 Li1 N3 C2 0.000
C2 Li1 N3 0.000
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