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All results from a given calculation for HCCCN (Cyanoacetylene)

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

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 1Σ
Energy calculated at QCISD/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-169.096645
Energy at 298.15K-169.095762
HF Energy-168.546569
Nuclear repulsion energy76.240455
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 QCISD/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 3518 3312 65.09      
2 Σ 2389 2249 19.54      
3 Σ 2164 2037 3.30      
4 Σ 887 835 0.21      
5 Π 634 597 45.73      
5 Π 634 597 45.73      
6 Π 498 469 0.00      
6 Π 498 469 0.00      
7 Π 236 222 0.92      
7 Π 236 222 0.92      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5846.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9414) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5504.2 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 QCISD/6-31G**
B
0.14906

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.000 0.000 1.919
C2 0.000 0.000 0.748
C3 0.000 0.000 -0.643
C4 0.000 0.000 -1.857
H5 0.000 0.000 -2.922

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  N1 C2 C3 C4 H5
N11.17092.56243.77644.8413
C21.17091.39142.60543.6703
C32.56241.39141.21402.2789
C43.77642.60541.21401.0649
H54.84133.67032.27891.0649

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 QCISD/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 N -0.453      
2 C 0.239      
3 C 0.242      
4 C -0.338      
5 H 0.309      


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> 74.607
(<r2>)1/2 8.638