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All results from a given calculation for HCNO (fulminic acid)

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/TZVP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at PBEPBE/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-168.466691
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-168.466691
Nuclear repulsion energy60.146228
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/TZVP
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 3450 3411 247.90 32.12 0.20 0.33
2 Σ 2285 2259 354.41 25.78 0.08 0.14
3 Σ 1278 1264 96.08 23.53 0.26 0.42
4 Π 538 532 3.05 0.42 0.75 0.86
4 Π 538 532 3.05 0.42 0.75 0.86
5 Π 156i 154i 94.65 8.44 0.75 0.86
5 Π 156i 154i 94.65 8.44 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3888.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9888) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3844.8 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 PBEPBE/TZVP
B
0.37892

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBE/TZVP

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.000 0.000 1.187
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.017
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.188
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.255

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 N2 C3 H4
O11.20432.37503.4425
N21.20431.17072.2382
C32.37501.17071.0675
H43.44252.23821.0675

picture of fulminic acid state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 N2 C3 180.000 N2 C3 H4 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.201      
2 N 0.217      
3 C -0.203      
4 H 0.187      


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 -2.867 2.867
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.893 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.893 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.236
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.329 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.329 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.657
Polar
3z2-r25.315
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 1.668 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.668 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.263


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 34.827
(<r2>)1/2 5.901

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at PBEPBE/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-168.466753
Energy at 298.15K-168.467232
HF Energy-168.466753
Nuclear repulsion energy60.146569
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/TZVP
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3429 3390 217.78      
2 A' 2272 2247 364.96      
3 A' 1283 1268 86.82      
4 A' 538 532 4.14      
5 A' 209 207 120.90      
6 A" 538 532 3.14      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4134.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9888) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4088.1 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/TZVP
ABC
243.53631 0.38013 0.37954

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBE/TZVP

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 -0.756 -0.913 0.000
N2 0.000 0.022 0.000
C3 0.797 0.884 0.000
H4 1.270 1.843 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 N2 C3 H4
O11.20282.37513.4203
N21.20281.17362.2195
C32.37511.17361.0690
H43.42032.21951.0690

picture of fulminic acid state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 N2 C3 176.200 N2 C3 H4 163.505
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 O -0.193      
2 N 0.205      
3 C -0.201      
4 H 0.189      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.461 2.348 0.000 2.766
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.671 1.016 0.000
y 1.016 -14.642 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.904
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.898 1.016 0.000
y 1.016 2.145 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.247
Polar
3z2-r2-2.494
x2-y2-2.029
xy1.016
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.748 2.285 0.000
y 2.285 4.241 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.679


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 34.791
(<r2>)1/2 5.898