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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: MP3/TZVP

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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)

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Energy calculated at MP3/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.083397
Energy at 298.15K-131.082907
HF Energy-130.719385
Nuclear repulsion energy47.702400
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 MP3/TZVP
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' 3393 3173 19.11      
2 A' 2002 1872 26.82      
3 A' 1130 1057 30.68      
4 A' 729 681 12.60      
5 A' 416 389 3.34      
6 A" 472 442 3.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4070.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9352) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3806.9 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 MP3/TZVP
ABC
42.91786 0.37328 0.37006

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/TZVP

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.087 -1.235 0.000
C2 0.000 0.108 0.000
N3 -0.005 1.265 0.000
H4 0.554 -2.093 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.34652.50161.0706
C21.34651.15662.2697
N32.50161.15663.4038
H41.07062.26973.4038

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 176.068 C2 C1 H4 139.505
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at MP3/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.080057
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-130.718223
Nuclear repulsion energy47.881004
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 MP3/TZVP
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 3512 3284 71.72      
2 Σ 1582 1479 58.29      
3 Σ 1259 1177 40.17      
4 Π 453 424 0.03      
4 Π 453 424 0.03      
5 Π 546i 511i 58.59      
5 Π 546i 511i 58.59      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3082.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9352) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2883.0 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 MP3/TZVP
B
0.37297

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/TZVP

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.201
C2 0.000 0.000 0.091
N3 0.000 0.000 1.275
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.262

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.29172.47601.0610
C21.29171.18432.3527
N32.47601.18433.5370
H41.06102.35273.5370

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 MP3/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.172      
2 C 0.031      
3 N -0.078      
4 H 0.218      


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> 35.756
(<r2>)1/2 5.980

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

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Energy calculated at MP3/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.066610
Energy at 298.15K-131.066032
HF Energy-130.658440
Nuclear repulsion energy47.058323
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 MP3/TZVP
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' 3105 2904 13.66      
2 A' 2260 2113 27.41      
3 A' 1071 1001 72.51      
4 A' 997 932 7.01      
5 A' 413 386 19.05      
6 A" 316 296 8.38      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4080.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9352) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3816.2 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 MP3/TZVP
ABC
17.26071 0.37121 0.36339

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/TZVP

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.064 -1.295 0.000
C2 0.000 0.104 0.000
N3 -0.216 1.246 0.000
H4 1.127 -1.572 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.40052.55691.0984
C21.40051.16282.0195
N32.55691.16283.1219
H41.09842.01953.1219

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 MP3/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.066610
Energy at 298.15K-131.066032
HF Energy-130.658440
Nuclear repulsion energy47.058323
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 MP3/TZVP
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP3/TZVP
ABC
17.26071 0.37121 0.36339

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/TZVP

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability