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All results from a given calculation for HCN (Hydrogen cyanide)

using model chemistry: TPSSh/3-21G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 1Σ
Energy calculated at TPSSh/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-92.908996
Energy at 298.15K-92.909201
HF Energy-92.908996
Nuclear repulsion energy23.694792
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 3479 3360 48.83 29.15 0.23 0.37
2 Σ 2137 2064 0.09 27.42 0.27 0.42
3 Π 893 863 60.40 0.05 0.75 0.86
3 Π 893 863 60.40 0.05 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3701.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9657) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3574.3 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 TPSSh/3-21G*
B
1.45648

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 -0.507
H2 0.000 0.000 -1.572
N3 0.000 0.000 0.659

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 N3
C11.06521.1664
H21.06522.2317
N31.16642.2317

picture of Hydrogen cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 N3 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 0.077      
2 H 0.330      
3 N -0.407      


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 -2.738 2.738
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 0.924 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.924 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.756


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 13.884
(<r2>)1/2 3.726