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All results from a given calculation for HCCN (cyanomethylene)

using model chemistry: ROHF/cc-pVQZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C*V 3Σ
2 1 yes CS 1A'

State 1 (3A") , Conformer 1 (CS)

Jump to S1C2 S2C1 S2C2
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at ROHF/cc-pVQZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at ROHF/cc-pVQZ
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at ROHF/cc-pVQZ
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 1 (3Σ) , Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S2C2
Energy calculated at ROHF/cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.691785
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-130.691785
Nuclear repulsion energy47.952330
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 ROHF/cc-pVQZ
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 3588 3588 112.00      
2 Σ 2435 2435 21.01      
3 Σ 1165 1165 0.56      
4 Π 492 492 0.95      
4 Π 492 492 0.95      
5 Π 958i 958i 68.20      
5 Π 958i 958i 68.20      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3127.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3127.9 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 ROHF/cc-pVQZ
B
0.36883

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at ROHF/cc-pVQZ

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.225
C2 0.000 0.000 0.130
N3 0.000 0.000 1.265
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.277

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.35492.48991.0521
C21.35491.13492.4070
N32.48991.13493.5419
H41.05212.40703.5419

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 ROHF/cc-pVQZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.183      
2 C 0.217      
3 N -0.242      
4 H 0.208      


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 -4.016 4.016
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -17.440 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -17.440 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.137
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.651 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.651 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.302
Polar
3z2-r22.605
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> 36.111
(<r2>)1/2 6.009

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

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C2
Energy calculated at ROHF/cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.673461
Energy at 298.15K-130.673001
HF Energy-130.673461
Nuclear repulsion energy47.553192
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 ROHF/cc-pVQZ
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' 3224 3224 4.20      
2 A' 2341 2341 38.86      
3 A' 1135 1135 71.30      
4 A' 1016 1016 19.77      
5 A' 488 488 27.57      
6 A" 353 353 17.16      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4278.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4278.2 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 ROHF/cc-pVQZ
ABC
18.14592 0.37656 0.36890

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at ROHF/cc-pVQZ

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.253 -1.265 0.000
C2 0.000 0.113 0.000
N3 0.118 1.245 0.000
H4 0.691 -1.801 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 H4
C11.40102.53781.0860
C21.40101.13872.0346
N32.53781.13873.0995
H41.08602.03463.0995

picture of cyanomethylene state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 () , Conformer 2 ()

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S2C1
Energy calculated at ROHF/cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-130.673461
Energy at 298.15K-130.673001
HF Energy-130.673461
Nuclear repulsion energy47.553192
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 ROHF/cc-pVQZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at ROHF/cc-pVQZ
ABC
18.14592 0.37656 0.36890

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at ROHF/cc-pVQZ

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability