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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: TPSSh/aug-cc-pVTZ

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 TPSSh/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.478317
Energy at 298.15K-131.477632
HF Energy-131.478317
Nuclear repulsion energy47.417373
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 TPSSh/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 A' 3366 3249 35.00      
2 A' 1784 1722 39.06      
3 A' 1215 1173 7.94      
4 A' 479 462 23.60      
5 A' 389 376 18.49      
6 A" 437 422 0.34      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3835.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9652) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3701.6 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 TPSSh/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
87.83566 0.36882 0.36728

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.112 -1.215 0.000
C2 0.000 0.087 0.000
N3 -0.195 1.269 0.000
H4 0.689 -2.116 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.30732.50281.0695
C21.30731.19742.3084
N32.50281.19743.4981
H41.06952.30843.4981

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 175.569 C2 C1 H4 152.297
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at TPSSh/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.477665
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-131.477665
Nuclear repulsion energy47.482793
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 TPSSh/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 3428 3309 65.93      
2 Σ 1720 1660 40.55      
3 Σ 1255 1212 4.99      
4 Π 436 421 0.00      
4 Π 436 421 0.00      
5 Π 303i 293i 44.39      
5 Π 303i 293i 44.39      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3334.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9652) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3218.6 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 TPSSh/aug-cc-pVTZ
B
0.36745

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.207
C2 0.000 0.000 0.083
N3 0.000 0.000 1.288
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.272

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.28952.49531.0647
C21.28951.20592.3542
N32.49531.20593.5601
H41.06472.35423.5601

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 TPSSh/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.565      
2 C 0.825      
3 N -0.602      
4 H 0.342      


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 -3.305 3.305
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


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 3.106 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.106 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.117


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.044
(<r2>)1/2 6.004

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at TPSSh/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.448326
Energy at 298.15K-131.447766
HF Energy-131.448326
Nuclear repulsion energy47.074228
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 TPSSh/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 A' 3057 2951 5.09      
2 A' 2063 1992 22.78      
3 A' 1087 1049 42.68      
4 A' 945 912 41.46      
5 A' 457 441 23.11      
6 A" 303 293 9.55      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3956.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9652) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3818.4 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 TPSSh/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
18.54584 0.37268 0.36534

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.149 -1.271 0.000
C2 0.000 0.092 0.000
N3 -0.300 1.233 0.000
H4 1.207 -1.565 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.37122.54391.0985
C21.37121.17972.0505
N32.54391.17973.1785
H41.09852.05053.1785

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.395      
2 C 0.451      
3 N -0.309      
4 H 0.253      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  1.770 -1.315 0.000 2.205
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


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 3.615 -0.728 0.000
y -0.728 7.049 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.371


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.340
(<r2>)1/2 6.028

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at TPSSh/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.448326
Energy at 298.15K-131.447766
HF Energy-131.448326
Nuclear repulsion energy47.074228
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 TPSSh/aug-cc-pVTZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at TPSSh/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
18.54584 0.37268 0.36534

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

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability