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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: MP4=FULL/6-311G**

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)

Jump to S1C2 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at MP4=FULL/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.158755
Energy at 298.15K-131.158306
HF Energy-130.708733
Nuclear repulsion energy47.350227
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 MP4=FULL/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 A' 3343 3214        
2 A' 2057 1977        
3 A' 1106 1063        
4 A' 732 703        
5 A' 434 417        
6 A" 506 486        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4088.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9615) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3930.6 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 MP4=FULL/6-311G**
ABC
41.31370 0.36777 0.36453

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4=FULL/6-311G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.145 -1.240 0.000
C2 0.000 0.110 0.000
N3 0.057 1.273 0.000
H4 0.470 -2.125 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.35792.52131.0772
C21.35791.16452.2836
N32.52131.16453.4229
H41.07722.28363.4229

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 176.682 C2 C1 H4 139.093
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at MP4=FULL/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.155708
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-130.707597
Nuclear repulsion energy47.575894
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 MP4=FULL/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 3469 3335        
2 Σ 1647 1584        
3 Σ 1231 1183        
4 Π 500 481        
4 Π 500 481        
5 Π 407i 391i        
5 Π 407i 391i        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3266.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9615) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3140.9 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 MP4=FULL/6-311G**
B
0.36800

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4=FULL/6-311G**

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.210
C2 0.000 0.000 0.093
N3 0.000 0.000 1.283
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.277

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.30342.49281.0667
C21.30341.18942.3701
N32.49281.18943.5595
H41.06672.37013.5595

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 MP4=FULL/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.042      
2 C 0.065      
3 N -0.288      
4 H 0.181      


Electric dipole moments


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


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


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.033
(<r2>)1/2 6.003

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at MP4=FULL/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.151606
Energy at 298.15K-131.151038
HF Energy-130.644659
Nuclear repulsion energy46.409628
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 MP4=FULL/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 A' 3044 2927        
2 A' 2077 1997        
3 A' 1052 1011        
4 A' 972 934        
5 A' 415 399        
6 A" 331 318        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3944.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9615) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3793.1 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 MP4=FULL/6-311G**
ABC
17.06922 0.36201 0.35449

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4=FULL/6-311G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.104 -1.305 0.000
C2 0.000 0.096 0.000
N3 -0.258 1.259 0.000
H4 1.182 -1.559 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.40532.58911.1068
C21.40531.19062.0339
N32.58911.19063.1643
H41.10682.03393.1643

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

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at MP4=FULL/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.151606
Energy at 298.15K-131.151038
HF Energy-130.644659
Nuclear repulsion energy46.409628
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 MP4=FULL/6-311G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP4=FULL/6-311G**
ABC
17.06922 0.36201 0.35449

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4=FULL/6-311G**

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability