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All results from a given calculation for NaCN (Sodium Cyanide)

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/aug-cc-pVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.940272
Energy at 298.15K-254.939681
HF Energy-254.940272
Nuclear repulsion energy46.402020
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 PBE1PBE/aug-cc-pVDZ
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 2228 2142 0.42      
2 Σ 366 352 61.08      
3 Π 125 120 11.85      
3 Π 125 120 11.85      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1421.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9616) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1367.1 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 PBE1PBE/aug-cc-pVDZ
B
0.15308

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.689
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.861
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.560

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.17182.2496
N21.17183.4214
Na32.24963.4214

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 0.000 C1 Na3 N2 0.000
N2 C1 Na3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.342      
2 N -0.449      
3 Na 0.791      


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 10.919 10.919
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.318 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.318 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.824
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.747 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.747 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.494
Polar
3z2-r26.987
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 3.415 0.000 -0.000
y 0.000 3.415 0.000
z -0.000 0.000 6.024


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 63.965
(<r2>)1/2 7.998

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.943914
Energy at 298.15K-254.943665
HF Energy-254.943914
Nuclear repulsion energy51.681726
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 PBE1PBE/aug-cc-pVDZ
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' 2128 2047 28.62      
2 A' 382 368 66.62      
3 A' 180 173 8.62      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1345.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9616) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1293.6 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 PBE1PBE/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
1.89466 0.27768 0.24218

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.090 0.641 0.000
N2 0.000 1.101 0.000
Na3 -0.595 -1.050 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18282.3872
N21.18282.2315
Na32.38722.2315

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 82.599 C1 Na3 N2 29.428
N2 C1 Na3 67.972
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.411      
2 N -0.417      
3 Na 0.829      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -4.641 -7.435 0.000 8.765
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.675 3.476 0.000
y 3.476 -14.149 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.388
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.906 3.476 0.000
y 3.476 4.382 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.476
Polar
3z2-r2-0.952
x2-y2-5.525
xy3.476
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.525 -0.064 0.000
y -0.064 4.122 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.430


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 44.757
(<r2>)1/2 6.690

Conformer 3 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-254.940832
Energy at 298.15K-254.940007
HF Energy-254.940832
Nuclear repulsion energy48.666687
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 PBE1PBE/aug-cc-pVDZ
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 2159 2076 114.82      
2 Σ 411 395 70.62      
3 Π 48 46 5.14      
3 Π 48 46 5.14      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1333.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9616) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1282.1 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 PBE1PBE/aug-cc-pVDZ
B
0.17665

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.856
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.675
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.442

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18103.2972
N21.18102.1162
Na33.29722.1162

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 3
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 180.000 C1 Na3 N2 0.000
N2 C1 Na3 0.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.474      
2 N -0.372      
3 Na 0.846      


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 10.996 10.996
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.312 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.312 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.219
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.546 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.546 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.093
Polar
3z2-r22.185
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 3.400 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.400 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.828


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 57.290
(<r2>)1/2 7.569