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All results from a given calculation for NaCN (Sodium Cyanide)

using model chemistry: TPSSh/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no C*V 1Σ
1 2 yes CS 1A
1 3 no C*V 1Σ

Conformer 1 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at TPSSh/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-253.625107
Energy at 298.15K-253.624703
HF Energy-253.625107
Nuclear repulsion energy46.957342
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/3-21G*
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 2153 2079 8.06      
2 Σ 408 394 44.93      
3 Π 172 166 22.61      
3 Π 172 166 22.61      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1452.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9657) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1402.4 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/3-21G*
B
0.15946

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at TPSSh/3-21G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.653
N2 0.000 0.000 -1.836
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.525

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.18242.1781
N21.18243.3605
Na32.17813.3605

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 0.000 C1 Na3 N2 0.000
N2 C1 Na3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.147      
2 N -0.451      
3 Na 0.598      


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 9.825 9.825
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 2.805 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.805 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.521


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 61.724
(<r2>)1/2 7.856

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at TPSSh/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-253.628684
Energy at 298.15K-253.628371
HF Energy-253.628684
Nuclear repulsion energy51.650817
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/3-21G*
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' 2008 1939 27.15      
2 A' 448 433 43.96      
3 A' 107 103 14.43      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1281.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9657) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1237.4 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/3-21G*
ABC
2.11397 0.27036 0.23971

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at TPSSh/3-21G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 1.132 0.664 0.000
N2 0.000 1.054 0.000
Na3 -0.618 -1.033 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.19752.4381
N21.19752.1765
Na32.43812.1765

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 87.505 C1 Na3 N2 29.386
N2 C1 Na3 63.109
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.018      
2 N -0.501      
3 Na 0.484      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -4.642 -7.121 0.000 8.500
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 4.069 0.118 0.000
y 0.118 3.337 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.852


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 45.288
(<r2>)1/2 6.730

Conformer 3 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at TPSSh/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-253.627787
Energy at 298.15K-253.626999
HF Energy-253.627787
Nuclear repulsion energy49.352844
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/3-21G*
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 2074 2003 91.55      
2 Σ 468 452 51.96      
3 Π 46 44 8.15      
3 Π 46 44 8.15      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1317.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9657) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1271.8 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/3-21G*
B
0.18458

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at TPSSh/3-21G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.832
N2 0.000 0.000 -0.638
Na3 0.000 0.000 1.405

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 Na3
C11.19333.2370
N21.19332.0437
Na33.23702.0437

picture of Sodium Cyanide state 1 conformation 3
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 Na3 180.000 C1 Na3 N2 0.000
N2 C1 Na3 0.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.040      
2 N -0.599      
3 Na 0.559      


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 9.916 9.916
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 2.667 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.667 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.685


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 55.175
(<r2>)1/2 7.428