c-C3H-CN and c-C3H-CCCN
 

 









Nitrogen


Nuclear Quadrupole Coupling Constants


in Cyclopropenylidene Cyanide

and Cyclopropenylidene Cyanoacetylene

 







 
c-C3H-CN c-C3H-CCCN

 
 
Calculation was made of the N nqcc tensors in c-C3H-CN and in c-C3H-CCCN on ropt structures given by (1) MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ optimization with, except for the C3 ring, empirically corrected re bond lengths, and  (2) MP2/6-311+G(3df,3pd) with, except for the C3 ring, empirically corrected re bond lengths.  These  nqcc's are given in Tables 1 and 2.  Structure parameters are given here in Z-matrix format.  Rotational constants are given in Table 3.
 
In Tables 1 and 2, subscripts a,b,c refer to the principal axes of the inertia tensor; x,y,z to principal axes of the nqcc tensor.  Ø is the angle between its subscripted parameters.  
RSD is the calibration residual standard deviation for the B3PW91/6-311-G(df,pd) model for calculation of the nqcc's, which may be taken as an estimate of the uncertainty in the calculated nqcc's (notwithstanding inaccuracies in the optimized structure).
 

  








   







Table 1.  14N nqcc tensors in c-C3HCN (MHz).  Calculation was made on ropt structures (1) and (2).
 


Calc (1)
Calc (2)
Expt. [1]
   






Xaa - 4.564 - 4.563 - 4.495(2)
Xbb - Xcc - 2.170        ? ? ? - 2.175        ? ? ? - 0.427(1)
Xbb 1.197 1.194
Xcc 3.367 3.369
|Xab| 0.058 0.059
 
RSD 0.030 (1.3 %) 0.030 (1.3 %)
 
Xxx 1.197 1.195
Xyy 3.367 3.369
Xzz - 4.564 - 4.564
 ETA 0.475 0.476
Øz,a 0.58 0.59
Øa,CN
Øz,CN
 

   
 
   







Table 2.  14N nqcc tensors in c-C3HCCCN (MHz).  Calculation was made on ropt structures (1) and (2).
 


Calc (1)
Calc (2)
Expt. [1]
   






Xaa - 4.417 - 4.416 - 4.34(2)
Xbb - Xcc - 1.080       ? ? ? - 1.084       ? ? ? - 0.14(5)
Xbb 1.669 1.666
Xcc 2.749 2.750
|Xab| 0.016 0.015
 
RSD 0.030 (1.3 %) 0.030 (1.3 %)
 
Xxx 1.669 1.666
Xyy 2.749 2.750
Xzz - 4.417 - 4.416
ETA 0.244 0.245
Øz,a 0.15 0.14
Øa,CN
Øz,CN
 
 
 
 
Table 3.  Rotational constants (MHz).
 
c-C3HCN             c-C3HCCCN            
 Calc (1)     Expt. [1]  Calc (1)   Expt. [1]
A 34366.4 34281.3348(14) 34580.5 34488(22)
B   3501.5   3513.3728(3)   1042.8   1045.9069(1)
C   3177.7   3183.5898(3)   1012.3   1014.7820(1)
 
   Calc (2)
    Expt. [1]  Calc (2)   Expt. [1]
A 34429.8 34281.3348(14) 34652.6 34488(22)
B   3504.0   3513.3728(3)   1043.4   1045.9069(1)
C   3180.3   3183.5898(3)   1012.9   1014.7820(1)
 
 
Oxiranecarbonitrile
3-Cyanocyclopropene
Cyclopropyl Cyanide
 
 
[1] M.C.McCarthy, J.-U.Grabow, M.J.Travers, W.Chen, C.A.Gottlieb, and P.Thaddeus, Ap.J. 513,305(1999).
 

 








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