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All results from a given calculation for HCN (Hydrogen cyanide)

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/aug-cc-pVTZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 1Σ
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-93.345581
Energy at 298.15K-93.345678
HF Energy-93.345581
Nuclear repulsion energy23.800317
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 PBEPBE/aug-cc-pVTZ
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 3360 3338 57.25 34.38 0.23 0.38
2 Σ 2119 2105 0.16 64.26 0.08 0.14
3 Π 723 719 37.68 0.22 0.75 0.86
3 Π 723 719 37.68 0.22 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3462.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9935) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3440.1 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 PBEPBE/aug-cc-pVTZ
B
1.46974

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBE/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.502
H2 0.000 0.000 -1.577
N3 0.000 0.000 0.656

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 N3
C11.07491.1583
H21.07492.2332
N31.15832.2332

picture of Hydrogen cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 N3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.333      
2 H 0.581      
3 N -0.248      


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 -2.955 2.955
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.841 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.841 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -9.902
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.969 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.969 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.939
Polar
3z2-r23.878
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 2.173 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.173 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.493


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 14.006
(<r2>)1/2 3.742