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All results from a given calculation for CH3N3 (methyl azide)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-203.951307
Energy at 298.15K-203.955919
HF Energy-203.721790
Nuclear repulsion energy107.815222
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 B2PLYP/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' 3190 3190 12.98      
2 A' 3050 3050 49.88      
3 A' 2197 2197 414.42      
4 A' 1527 1527 16.55      
5 A' 1479 1479 13.82      
6 A' 1336 1336 99.43      
7 A' 1167 1167 11.23      
8 A' 928 928 17.75      
9 A' 662 662 11.25      
10 A' 244 244 7.41      
11 A" 3116 3116 36.03      
12 A" 1528 1528 8.60      
13 A" 1130 1130 0.28      
14 A" 554 554 9.21      
15 A" 122 122 0.75      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11114.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11114.3 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 B2PLYP/6-311G*
ABC
1.53555 0.17625 0.16300

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-311G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.079 -1.573 0.000
N2 0.677 -0.310 0.000
N3 0.000 0.721 0.000
N4 -0.501 1.752 0.000
H5 0.655 -2.373 0.000
H6 -0.705 -1.665 0.891
H7 -0.705 -1.665 -0.891

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 N3 N4 H5 H6 H7
C11.47232.29523.35181.08601.09291.0929
N21.47231.23272.37432.06362.13072.1307
N32.29521.23271.14663.16242.64242.6424
N43.35182.37431.14664.28413.53723.5372
H51.08602.06363.16244.28411.77371.7737
H61.09292.13072.64243.53721.77371.7829
H71.09292.13072.64243.53721.77371.7829

picture of methyl azide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 N3 115.817 N2 C1 H5 106.558
N2 C1 H6 111.466 N2 C1 H7 111.466
N2 N3 N4 172.604 H5 C1 H6 108.983
H5 C1 H7 108.983 H6 C1 H7 109.298
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.511      
2 N -0.260      
3 N 0.232      
4 N -0.155      
5 H 0.241      
6 H 0.226      
7 H 0.226      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.722 -2.304 0.000 2.414
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -24.933 1.784 0.000
y 1.784 -23.890 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -23.241
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.367 1.784 0.000
y 1.784 0.197 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.170
Polar
3z2-r22.341
x2-y2-1.043
xy1.784
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.764 -1.389 0.000
y -1.389 7.420 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.908


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 74.833
(<r2>)1/2 8.651