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All results from a given calculation for BrCN (Cyanogen bromide)

using model chemistry: B3LYPultrafine/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 1Σ
Energy calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-2664.540947
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-2664.540947
Nuclear repulsion energy125.384666
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 B3LYPultrafine/6-31+G**
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 2303 2217 34.10 96.26 0.29 0.45
2 Σ 589 567 1.64 5.47 0.12 0.22
3 Π 403 388 1.49 2.17 0.75 0.86
3 Π 403 388 1.49 2.17 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1849.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9627) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1780.3 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 B3LYPultrafine/6-31+G**
B
0.13774

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-31+G**

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.131
N2 0.000 0.000 -2.295
Br3 0.000 0.000 0.653

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Br3
C11.16361.7838
N21.16362.9474
Br31.78382.9474

picture of Cyanogen bromide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
N2 C1 Br3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYPultrafine/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.251      
2 N -0.327      
3 Br 0.077      


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 3.303 3.303
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.044 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -29.044 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -34.965
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.960 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.960 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -5.921
Polar
3z2-r2-11.842
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 3.195 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.195 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.977


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 78.821
(<r2>)1/2 8.878