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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/cc-pVDZ

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

Conformer 1 (CS)

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Energy calculated at wB97X-D/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.372876
Energy at 298.15K-131.372178
HF Energy-131.372876
Nuclear repulsion energy47.271233
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 wB97X-D/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' 3395 3234 37.85      
2 A' 1819 1733 30.36      
3 A' 1228 1170 9.50      
4 A' 480 457 25.09      
5 A' 376 358 25.13      
6 A" 438 417 0.84      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3867.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9526) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3684.3 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 wB97X-D/cc-pVDZ
ABC
79.38989 0.36664 0.36495

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.180 -1.221 0.000
C2 0.000 0.090 0.000
N3 0.109 1.281 0.000
H4 0.311 -2.179 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.32322.51831.0760
C21.32321.19572.2898
N32.51831.19573.4651
H41.07602.28983.4651

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 177.452 C2 C1 H4 145.057
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.140      
2 C -0.008      
3 N -0.360      
4 H 0.228      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.879 -3.151 0.000 3.271
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.859 -1.272 0.000
y -1.272 -16.763 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.466
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.256 -1.272 0.000
y -1.272 0.399 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.655
Polar
3z2-r2-1.311
x2-y2-0.096
xy-1.272
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.299 -0.452 0.000
y -0.452 6.940 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.209


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.252
(<r2>)1/2 6.021

Conformer 2 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at wB97X-D/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.372145
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-131.372145
Nuclear repulsion energy47.340120
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 wB97X-D/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 3452 3289 69.76      
2 Σ 1728 1646 36.54      
3 Σ 1277 1217 6.59      
4 Π 441 420 0.31      
4 Π 441 420 0.31      
5 Π 316i 301i 63.16      
5 Π 316i 301i 63.16      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3354.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9526) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3195.3 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 wB97X-D/cc-pVDZ
B
0.36521

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.213
C2 0.000 0.000 0.089
N3 0.000 0.000 1.290
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.282

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.30212.50261.0692
C21.30211.20052.3712
N32.50261.20053.5718
H41.06922.37123.5718

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 wB97X-D/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.259      
2 C -0.082      
3 N -0.448      
4 H 0.271      


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 -3.449 3.449
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.443 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.443 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.617
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.913 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.913 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.826
Polar
3z2-r23.653
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 2.185 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.185 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.022


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.234
(<r2>)1/2 6.019