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All results from a given calculation for C(CN)4 (tetracyanomethane)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/CEP-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes TD 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-67.554849
Energy at 298.15K-67.553517
HF Energy-67.554849
Nuclear repulsion energy148.883453
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/CEP-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 A1 2282 2210 0.00      
2 A1 565 547 0.00      
3 E 556 539 0.00      
3 E 556 539 0.00      
4 E 113 110 0.00      
4 E 113 110 0.00      
5 T1 351 340 0.00      
5 T1 351 340 0.00      
5 T1 351 340 0.00      
6 T2 2277 2205 8.55      
6 T2 2277 2205 8.55      
6 T2 2277 2205 8.55      
7 T2 1059 1025 55.90      
7 T2 1059 1025 55.90      
7 T2 1059 1025 55.90      
8 T2 546 528 0.70      
8 T2 546 528 0.70      
8 T2 546 528 0.70      
9 T2 149 145 9.68      
9 T2 149 145 9.68      
9 T2 149 145 9.68      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8666.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9684) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8392.2 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 B3LYP/CEP-31G
ABC
0.04907 0.04907 0.04907

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

Point Group is Td

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.000
C2 0.870 0.870 0.870
C3 -0.870 -0.870 0.870
C4 -0.870 0.870 -0.870
C5 0.870 -0.870 -0.870
N6 1.555 1.555 1.555
N7 -1.555 -1.555 1.555
N8 -1.555 1.555 -1.555
N9 1.555 -1.555 -1.555

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8 N9
C11.50681.50681.50681.50682.69332.69332.69332.6933
C21.50682.46052.46052.46051.18663.49713.49713.4971
C31.50682.46052.46052.46053.49711.18663.49713.4971
C41.50682.46052.46052.46053.49713.49711.18663.4971
C51.50682.46052.46052.46053.49713.49713.49711.1866
N62.69331.18663.49713.49713.49714.39824.39824.3982
N72.69333.49711.18663.49713.49714.39824.39824.3982
N82.69333.49713.49711.18663.49714.39824.39824.3982
N92.69333.49713.49713.49711.18664.39824.39824.3982

picture of tetracyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N6 180.000 C1 C3 N7 180.000
C1 C4 N8 180.000 C1 C5 N9 180.000
C2 C1 C3 109.471 C2 C1 C4 109.471
C2 C1 C5 109.471 C3 C1 C4 109.471
C3 C1 C5 109.471 C4 C1 C5 109.471
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.586      
2 C -0.633      
3 C -0.633      
4 C -0.633      
5 C -0.633      
6 N 0.486      
7 N 0.486      
8 N 0.486      
9 N 0.486      


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 -58.437 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -58.437 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -58.437
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.000 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.000
Polar
3z2-r20.000
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 9.056 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.056 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.056


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 217.903
(<r2>)1/2 14.762