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All results from a given calculation for C3H2N2 (Malononitrile)

using model chemistry: G4

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at G4
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-224.890355
Energy at 298.15K-224.884549
HF Energy-224.989300
Nuclear repulsion energy124.831669
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/6-31G(2df,p)
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 3048 2942 0.18      
2 A1 2385 2301 0.46      
3 A1 1441 1391 11.37      
4 A1 900 869 4.13      
5 A1 586 566 0.78      
6 A1 149 144 10.92      
7 A2 1238 1195 0.00      
8 A2 385 372 0.00      
9 B1 3086 2978 2.00      
10 B1 940 907 0.75      
11 B1 352 339 0.91      
12 B2 2378 2295 1.60      
13 B2 1338 1291 5.06      
14 B2 988 953 5.35      
15 B2 381 368 0.97      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9797.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.965) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9454.8 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/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.70201 0.09762 0.08709

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.834
C2 0.000 1.222 0.024
C3 0.000 -1.222 0.024
H4 0.881 0.000 1.486
H5 -0.881 0.000 1.486
N6 0.000 2.198 -0.591
N7 0.000 -2.198 -0.591

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 N6 N7
C11.46571.46571.09631.09632.61922.6192
C21.46572.44352.09912.09911.15373.4745
C31.46572.44352.09912.09913.47451.1537
H41.09632.09912.09911.76223.14973.1497
H51.09632.09912.09911.76223.14973.1497
N62.61921.15373.47453.14973.14974.3959
N72.61923.47451.15373.14973.14974.3959

picture of Malononitrile state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N6 178.861 C1 C3 N7 178.861
C2 C1 C3 112.552 C2 C1 H4 109.167
C2 C1 H5 109.167 C3 C1 H4 109.167
C3 C1 H5 109.167 H4 C1 H5 107.493
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.445      
2 C 0.288      
3 C 0.288      
4 H 0.210      
5 H 0.210      
6 N -0.275      
7 N -0.275      


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 3.697 3.697
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


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> 120.150
(<r2>)1/2 10.961