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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULL/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

State 1 (3A") , Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C2 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.525846
Energy at 298.15K-130.525268
HF Energy-130.443332
Nuclear repulsion energy47.246311
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=FULL/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' 3394 3394 23.67      
2 A' 1834 1834 20.44      
3 A' 1193 1193 9.57      
4 A' 550 550 6.86      
5 A' 373 373 31.53      
6 A" 542 542 2.37      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3942.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3942.9 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 B2PLYP=FULL/3-21G*
ABC
64.56072 0.36669 0.36461

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/3-21G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.158 -1.220 0.000
C2 0.000 0.088 0.000
N3 0.093 1.283 0.000
H4 0.297 -2.188 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.31812.51621.0692
C21.31811.19872.2954
N32.51621.19873.4771
H41.06922.29543.4771

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 177.564 C2 C1 H4 147.924
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.525749
Energy at 298.15K-130.525030
HF Energy-130.444675
Nuclear repulsion energy47.345179
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=FULL/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 3472 3472 57.01      
2 Σ 1662 1662 31.35      
3 Σ 1273 1273 6.05      
4 Π 585 585 6.87      
4 Π 585 585 6.87      
5 Π 250 250 51.77      
5 Π 250 250 51.77      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4037.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4037.8 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=FULL/3-21G*
B
0.36545

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/3-21G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.210
C2 0.000 0.000 0.079
N3 0.000 0.000 1.293
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.272

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.28892.50291.0624
C21.28891.21402.3513
N32.50291.21403.5653
H41.06242.35133.5653

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 180.000 C2 C1 H4 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP=FULL/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.046      
2 C 0.101      
3 N -0.456      
4 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> 36.101
(<r2>)1/2 6.008

State 2 (1A') , Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.496223
Energy at 298.15K-130.495810
HF Energy-130.397473
Nuclear repulsion energy46.680790
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=FULL/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' 3055 3055 14.27      
2 A' 2067 2067 23.40      
3 A' 1100 1100 60.29      
4 A' 900 900 38.10      
5 A' 479 479 24.97      
6 A" 446 446 7.91      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4023.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4023.5 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=FULL/3-21G*
ABC
19.11330 0.36593 0.35905

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/3-21G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.056 -1.286 0.000
C2 0.000 0.090 0.000
N3 -0.203 1.266 0.000
H4 1.083 -1.687 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.37772.56521.1019
C21.37771.19292.0810
N32.56521.19293.2204
H41.10192.08103.2204

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.496223
Energy at 298.15K-130.495810
HF Energy-130.397473
Nuclear repulsion energy46.680790
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=FULL/3-21G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B2PLYP=FULL/3-21G*
ABC
19.11330 0.36593 0.35905

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/3-21G*

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability