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

using model chemistry: PBEPBEultrafine/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 PBEPBEultrafine/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-261.512631
Energy at 298.15K-261.510627
Nuclear repulsion energy142.496178
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 PBEPBEultrafine/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 2295 2257 0.00      
2 Σg 2132 2097 0.00      
3 Σg 616 606 0.00      
4 Σu 2261 2224 6.07      
5 Σu 1193 1173 0.00      
6 Πg 544 535 0.00      
6 Πg 544 535 0.00      
7 Πg 285 280 0.00      
7 Πg 285 280 0.00      
8 Πu 513 505 4.35      
8 Πu 513 505 4.35      
9 Πu 116 114 9.32      
9 Πu 116 114 9.32      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5706.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9835) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5612.0 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 PBEPBEultrafine/6-31G*
B
0.04403

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.616
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.616
C3 0.000 0.000 1.978
C4 0.000 0.000 -1.978
N5 0.000 0.000 3.161
N6 0.000 0.000 -3.161

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 N5 N6
C11.23251.36202.59452.54483.7773
C21.23252.59451.36203.77732.5448
C31.36202.59453.95651.18285.1394
C42.59451.36203.95655.13941.1828
N52.54483.77731.18285.13946.3222
N63.77732.54485.13941.18286.3222

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
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBEultrafine/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.502      
2 C 0.502      
3 C -0.066      
4 C -0.066      
5 N -0.436      
6 N -0.436      


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 -31.157 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -31.157 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -48.493
Traceless
 xyz
x 8.668 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.668 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.336
Polar
3z2-r2-34.673
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 2.844 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.844 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 19.128


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 214.484
(<r2>)1/2 14.645