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All results from a given calculation for C4N2 (2-Butynedinitrile)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 1Σg
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-261.697029
Energy at 298.15K-261.695117
Nuclear repulsion energy143.436181
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 B3PW91/6-31G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σg 2403 2303 0.00      
2 Σg 2233 2140 0.00      
3 Σg 625 599 0.00      
4 Σu 2366 2268 10.71      
5 Σu 1206 1156 0.00      
6 Πg 561 538 0.00      
6 Πg 561 538 0.00      
7 Πg 293 281 0.00      
7 Πg 293 281 0.00      
8 Πu 525 503 5.33      
8 Πu 525 503 5.33      
9 Πu 120 115 10.30      
9 Πu 120 115 10.30      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5914.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9584) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5668.3 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 B3PW91/6-31G**
B
0.04451

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G**

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.609
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.609
C3 0.000 0.000 1.974
C4 0.000 0.000 -1.974
N5 0.000 0.000 3.141
N6 0.000 0.000 -3.141

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 N5 N6
C11.21711.36542.58252.53273.7498
C21.21712.58251.36543.74982.5327
C31.36542.58253.94781.16745.1152
C42.58251.36543.94785.11521.1674
N52.53273.74981.16745.11526.2826
N63.74982.53275.11521.16746.2826

picture of 2-Butynedinitrile state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 180.000 C1 C3 N5 180.000
C2 C1 C3 180.000 C2 C4 N6 180.000
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.448      
2 C 0.448      
3 C 0.004      
4 C 0.004      
5 N -0.452      
6 N -0.452      


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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.146 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -31.146 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -49.172
Traceless
 xyz
x 9.013 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.013 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.026
Polar
3z2-r2-36.053
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> 212.553
(<r2>)1/2 14.579