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All results from a given calculation for HCNO (fulminic acid)

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/3-21G*

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States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-167.439450
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-167.439450
Nuclear repulsion energy59.329656
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/3-21G*
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 3566 3423 222.39 27.45 0.21 0.35
2 Σ 2287 2195 176.06 19.59 0.22 0.36
3 Σ 1141 1095 80.68 12.71 0.34 0.51
4 Π 635 609 115.24 2.88 0.75 0.86
4 Π 635 609 115.24 2.88 0.75 0.86
5 Π 557 534 6.86 0.35 0.75 0.86
5 Π 557 534 6.86 0.35 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4688.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9598) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4499.9 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 PBE1PBE/3-21G*
B
0.36881

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/3-21G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 1.210
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.032
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.199
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.259

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 N2 C3 H4
O11.24182.40903.4684
N21.24181.16732.2267
C32.40901.16731.0594
H43.46842.22671.0594

picture of fulminic acid state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 N2 C3 180.000 N2 C3 H4 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.388      
2 N -0.166      
3 C 0.189      
4 H 0.365      


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 -3.150 3.150
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.550 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.550 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.856
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.347 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.347 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.694
Polar
3z2-r25.388
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 0.931 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.931 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.193


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.223
(<r2>)1/2 5.935

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-167.439450
Energy at 298.15K-167.440380
HF Energy-167.439450
Nuclear repulsion energy59.323092
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/3-21G*
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' 3566 3423 222.34      
2 A' 2287 2195 175.64      
3 A' 1140 1094 80.72      
4 A' 635 610 115.28      
5 A' 557 535 6.74      
6 A" 629 603 121.41      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4406.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9598) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4229.6 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/3-21G*
B
0.36873

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/3-21G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -0.019 -1.210 0.000
N2 0.000 0.032 0.000
C3 0.020 1.199 0.000
H4 0.037 2.258 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 N2 C3 H4
O11.24212.40933.4687
N21.24211.16722.2266
C32.40931.16721.0594
H43.46872.22661.0594

picture of fulminic acid state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 N2 C3 179.931 N2 C3 H4 179.990
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.387      
2 N -0.167      
3 C 0.189      
4 H 0.365      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.051 3.152 0.000 3.152
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.549 0.045 0.000
y 0.045 -13.855 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.550
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.347 0.045 0.000
y 0.045 2.695 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.348
Polar
3z2-r2-2.696
x2-y2-2.695
xy0.045
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 0.932 0.069 0.000
y 0.069 5.193 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.931


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 35.228
(<r2>)1/2 5.935