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All results from a given calculation for NH2CN (cyanamide)

using model chemistry: SVWN/6-311G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C2V 1A1

Conformer 1 (Cs)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at SVWN/6-311G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at SVWN/6-311G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at SVWN/6-311G*
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at SVWN/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-148.006856
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-148.006856
Nuclear repulsion energy59.539401
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 SVWN/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 A1 3533 3499 63.46      
2 A1 2342 2320 118.25      
3 A1 1584 1568 69.33      
4 A1 1146 1135 7.00      
5 B1 538 533 0.72      
6 B1 294i 291i 330.70      
7 B2 3638 3603 89.66      
8 B2 1109 1098 6.52      
9 B2 410 406 0.59      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7002.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9904) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6934.9 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 SVWN/6-311G*
ABC
11.01031 0.34255 0.33222

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.215
N2 0.000 0.000 1.379
N3 0.000 0.000 -1.101
H4 0.000 0.872 -1.620
H5 0.000 -0.872 -1.620

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 N3 H4 H5
C11.16401.31622.03162.0316
N21.16402.48023.12333.1233
N31.31622.48021.01441.0144
H42.03163.12331.01441.7431
H52.03163.12331.01441.7431

picture of cyanamide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 H4 120.772 C1 N3 H5 120.772
N2 C1 N3 180.000 H4 N3 H5 118.456
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at SVWN/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.288      
2 N -0.270      
3 N -0.809      
4 H 0.396      
5 H 0.396      


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 -4.979 4.979
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.736 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.646 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.433
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.697 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.439 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.742
Polar
3z2-r2-1.484
x2-y2-4.091
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.801 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.198 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.055


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 39.426
(<r2>)1/2 6.279