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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

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

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/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.438171
Energy at 298.15K-131.437494
HF Energy-131.438171
Nuclear repulsion energy47.093509
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/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 A' 3391 3264 33.26      
2 A' 1810 1742 33.99      
3 A' 1218 1172 7.79      
4 A' 498 479 33.78      
5 A' 393 378 13.40      
6 A" 434 417 0.44      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3871.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9625) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3726.1 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 TPSSh/6-31+G**
ABC
77.61051 0.36406 0.36236

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.109 -1.225 0.000
C2 0.000 0.087 0.000
N3 -0.195 1.278 0.000
H4 0.712 -2.112 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.31712.52131.0725
C21.31711.20632.3118
N32.52131.20633.5091
H41.07252.31183.5091

picture of cyanomethylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N3 175.437 C2 C1 H4 150.526
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at TPSSh/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.437335
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-131.437335
Nuclear repulsion energy47.159096
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/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 3453 3323 68.67      
2 Σ 1742 1677 36.12      
3 Σ 1262 1214 4.90      
4 Π 442 425 0.10      
4 Π 442 425 0.10      
5 Π 306i 295i 60.55      
5 Π 306i 295i 60.55      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3363.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9625) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3237.6 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/6-31+G**
B
0.36242

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.216
C2 0.000 0.000 0.082
N3 0.000 0.000 1.298
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.283

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.29772.51321.0677
C21.29771.21552.3655
N32.51321.21553.5809
H41.06772.36553.5809

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/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.330      
2 C -0.154      
3 N -0.440      
4 H 0.265      


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 -3.366 3.366
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 2.202 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.202 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.065


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.426
(<r2>)1/2 6.035

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at TPSSh/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.407330
Energy at 298.15K-131.406736
HF Energy-131.407330
Nuclear repulsion energy46.768975
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/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 A' 3070 2955 9.69      
2 A' 2074 1996 18.41      
3 A' 1086 1046 38.13      
4 A' 931 896 48.77      
5 A' 433 417 25.72      
6 A" 302 291 6.21      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3947.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9625) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3799.8 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 TPSSh/6-31+G**
ABC
18.19227 0.36814 0.36084

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.246 -1.264 0.000
C2 0.000 0.093 0.000
N3 -0.401 1.213 0.000
H4 1.327 -1.472 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.37892.56011.1009
C21.37891.18972.0522
N32.56011.18973.1934
H41.10092.05223.1934

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.109      
2 C 0.246      
3 N -0.310      
4 H 0.173      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  2.026 -1.138 0.000 2.324
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 3.183 -1.142 0.000
y -1.142 6.927 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.717


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 36.719
(<r2>)1/2 6.060

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at TPSSh/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.407330
Energy at 298.15K-131.406736
HF Energy-131.407330
Nuclear repulsion energy46.768975
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/6-31+G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at TPSSh/6-31+G**
ABC
18.19227 0.36814 0.36084

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

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability