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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: CCSD=FULL/TZVP

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
2 1 yes CS 1A'

State 1 (3A") , Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C2 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at CCSD=FULL/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.158061
Energy at 298.15K-131.157459
HF Energy-130.720684
Nuclear repulsion energy47.279287
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 CCSD=FULL/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' 3373 3195 20.69      
2 A' 1855 1757 36.36      
3 A' 1158 1097 11.14      
4 A' 643 609 25.92      
5 A' 388 368 3.30      
6 A" 418 396 0.88      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3917.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9475) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3711.5 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 CCSD=FULL/TZVP
ABC
51.47184 0.36754 0.36494

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.064 -1.235 0.000
C2 0.000 0.095 0.000
N3 -0.162 1.272 0.000
H4 0.746 -2.061 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.33192.51691.0708
C21.33191.18752.2812
N32.51691.18753.4537
H41.07082.28123.4537

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 174.939 C2 C1 H4 143.185
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at CCSD=FULL/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.155472
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-130.718690
Nuclear repulsion energy47.421817
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 CCSD=FULL/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 3462 3280 65.38      
2 Σ 1671 1584 42.70      
3 Σ 1245 1179 6.11      
4 Π 409 387 0.12      
4 Π 409 387 0.12      
5 Π 541i 512i 55.32      
5 Π 541i 512i 55.32      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3057.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9475) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2896.5 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 CCSD=FULL/TZVP
B
0.36619

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.211
C2 0.000 0.000 0.086
N3 0.000 0.000 1.289
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.274

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.29642.50001.0632
C21.29641.20362.3596
N32.50001.20363.5633
H41.06322.35963.5633

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 CCSD=FULL/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.170      
2 C 0.007      
3 N -0.048      
4 H 0.211      


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> 36.220
(<r2>)1/2 6.018

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at CCSD=FULL/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.131332
Energy at 298.15K-131.130741
HF Energy-130.657597
Nuclear repulsion energy46.887319
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 CCSD=FULL/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' 3078 2916 15.94      
2 A' 2160 2047 38.85      
3 A' 1065 1009 65.35      
4 A' 984 932 7.54      
5 A' 411 389 17.89      
6 A" 309 293 8.41      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4003.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9475) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3793.0 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 CCSD=FULL/TZVP
ABC
17.30988 0.36867 0.36098

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.052 -1.299 0.000
C2 0.000 0.101 0.000
N3 -0.203 1.254 0.000
H4 1.112 -1.590 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.40142.56561.0993
C21.40141.17022.0244
N32.56561.17023.1335
H41.09932.02443.1335

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 CCSD=FULL/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.131332
Energy at 298.15K-131.130741
HF Energy-130.657597
Nuclear repulsion energy46.887319
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 CCSD=FULL/TZVP
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at CCSD=FULL/TZVP
ABC
17.30988 0.36867 0.36098

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

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability