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All results from a given calculation for NH2CN (cyanamide)

using model chemistry: CCD/6-31G(2df,p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes Cs 1A'
1 2 no C2V 1A1

Conformer 1 (Cs)

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Energy calculated at CCD/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-148.456506
Energy at 298.15K-148.458851
Nuclear repulsion energy59.234652
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 CCD/6-31G(2df,p)
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' 3618 3427 43.18      
2 A' 2405 2278 68.35      
3 A' 1668 1580 39.58      
4 A' 1090 1032 5.78      
5 A' 689 653 215.92      
6 A' 499 472 25.95      
7 A" 3715 3519 57.51      
8 A" 1232 1167 0.00      
9 A" 420 398 1.29      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7668.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9472) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7263.3 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 CCD/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
10.07094 0.33732 0.32989

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCD/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.222 0.000
N2 -0.048 1.379 0.000
N3 0.120 -1.126 0.000
H4 -0.255 -1.554 0.833
H5 -0.255 -1.554 -0.833

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 N3 H4 H5
C11.15841.35301.97781.9778
N21.15842.51063.05613.0561
N31.35302.51061.00921.0092
H41.97783.05611.00921.6665
H51.97783.05611.00921.6665

picture of cyanamide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 H4 112.903 C1 N3 H5 112.903
N2 C1 N3 177.244 H4 N3 H5 111.303
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CCD/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-148.454073
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-147.925253
Nuclear repulsion energy59.481344
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 CCD/6-31G(2df,p)
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 3718 3521 84.46      
2 A1 2412 2284 110.32      
3 A1 1645 1558 50.06      
4 A1 1136 1076 13.67      
5 B1 538 510 1.16      
6 B1 504i 477i 276.56      
7 B2 3843 3640 102.51      
8 B2 1152 1091 2.92      
9 B2 416 394 0.05      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7177.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9472) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6798.8 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 CCD/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
11.22229 0.34005 0.33005

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCD/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.222
N2 0.000 0.000 1.381
N3 0.000 0.000 -1.110
H4 0.000 0.863 -1.615
H5 0.000 -0.863 -1.615

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 N3 H4 H5
C11.15991.33142.02922.0292
N21.15992.49143.11823.1182
N31.33142.49141.00011.0001
H42.02923.11821.00011.7266
H52.02923.11821.00011.7266

picture of cyanamide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 H4 120.323 C1 N3 H5 120.323
N2 C1 N3 180.000 H4 N3 H5 119.353
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability