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All results from a given calculation for CN (Cyano radical)

using model chemistry: B97D3/6-311+G(3df,2p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 2Σ
Energy calculated at B97D3/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-92.687846
Energy at 298.15K-92.686592
HF Energy-92.687846
Nuclear repulsion energy18.969286
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 B97D3/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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 2091 2064 8.22      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1045.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.987) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1032.0 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 B97D3/6-311+G(3df,2p)
B
1.90028

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.631
N2 0.000 0.000 0.541

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2
C11.1717
N21.1717

picture of Cyano radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.430      
2 N -0.430      


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 -1.192 1.192
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -10.997 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -10.997 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -10.507
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.245 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.245 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.490
Polar
3z2-r20.980
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 2.534 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.534 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.925


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 11.201
(<r2>)1/2 3.347