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All results from a given calculation for HNC (hydrogen isocyanide)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-31G

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 B3LYP/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-93.368986
Energy at 298.15K-93.368938
Nuclear repulsion energy23.902252
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 B3LYP/6-31G
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 3844 3698 198.84      
2 Σ 2055 1977 50.79      
3 Π 587 565 217.02      
3 Π 587 565 217.03      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3536.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.962) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3401.8 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 B3LYP/6-31G
B
1.47748

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.749
N2 0.000 0.000 0.437
H3 0.000 0.000 1.435

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 H3
C11.18622.1842
N21.18620.9980
H32.18420.9980

picture of hydrogen isocyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 H3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.103      
2 N -0.470      
3 H 0.367      


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 2.899 2.899
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.590 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.590 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -10.227
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.681 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.681 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.363
Polar
3z2-r22.725
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 0.000 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.000


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 0.000
(<r2>)1/2 0.000