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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: MP2/TZVP

19 10 17 12 22

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)

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Energy calculated at MP2/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.065593
Energy at 298.15K-131.065186
HF Energy-130.717001
Nuclear repulsion energy47.627737
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/TZVP
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' 3366 3191 14.59      
2 A' 2331 2210 0.11      
3 A' 1064 1008 29.12      
4 A' 850 806 6.28      
5 A' 439 416 4.73      
6 A" 508 482 6.85      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4278.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9479) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4055.9 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/TZVP
ABC
34.21283 0.37134 0.36736

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/TZVP

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.270 -1.226 0.000
C2 0.000 0.122 0.000
N3 0.184 1.248 0.000
H4 0.329 -2.116 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.37432.51561.0730
C21.37431.14162.2617
N32.51561.14163.3674
H41.07302.26173.3674

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 177.965 C2 C1 H4 134.721
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at MP2/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.059550
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-130.716960
Nuclear repulsion energy47.952636
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/TZVP
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 3501 3319 78.76      
2 Σ 1734 1644 29.22      
3 Σ 1184 1122 41.80      
4 Π 480 455 0.31      
4 Π 480 455 0.31      
5 Π 623i 591i 63.19      
5 Π 623i 591i 63.19      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3066.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9479) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2906.7 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/TZVP
B
0.37293

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/TZVP

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.206
C2 0.000 0.000 0.102
N3 0.000 0.000 1.270
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.267

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.30762.47561.0619
C21.30761.16802.3694
N32.47561.16803.5374
H41.06192.36943.5374

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/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.175      
2 C 0.031      
3 N -0.082      
4 H 0.226      


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 -3.717 3.717
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.532 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.532 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.143
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.695 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.695 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.389
Polar
3z2-r22.778
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 2.038 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.038 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.693


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.876
(<r2>)1/2 5.990

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

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Energy calculated at MP2/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.059103
Energy at 298.15K-131.058522
HF Energy-130.656234
Nuclear repulsion energy46.726688
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
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