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

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)=FULL/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes TD 1A1
Energy calculated at CCSD(T)=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-408.398418
Energy at 298.15K-408.396956
HF Energy-407.021731
Nuclear repulsion energy320.579622
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 CCSD(T)=FULL/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 A1 2312 2244        
2 E 107 104        
3 E 107 104        
3 T1 323 314        
4 T1 323 313        
4 T1 323 313        
5 T2 2309 2242        
5 T2 2309 2242        
5 T2 2309 2242        
6 T2 1092 1060        
6 T2 1092 1060        
6 T2 1092 1060        
7 T2 585 568        
7 T2 558 541        
7 T2 557 541        
8 T2 546 530        
8 T2 546 530        
8 T2 546 530        
9 T2 144 140        
9 T2 144 140        
9 T2 144 139        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8734.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9707) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8478.2 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 CCSD(T)=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
0.05030 0.05030 0.05030

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)=FULL/6-31G*

Point Group is Td

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.000
C2 0.859 0.859 0.859
C3 -0.859 -0.859 0.859
C4 -0.859 0.859 -0.859
C5 0.859 -0.859 -0.859
N6 1.536 1.536 1.536
N7 -1.536 -1.536 1.536
N8 -1.536 1.536 -1.536
N9 1.536 -1.536 -1.536

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8 N9
C11.48861.48861.48861.48862.65992.65992.65992.6599
C21.48862.43092.43092.43091.17133.45413.45413.4541
C31.48862.43092.43092.43093.45411.17133.45413.4541
C41.48862.43092.43092.43093.45413.45411.17133.4541
C51.48862.43092.43092.43093.45413.45413.45411.1713
N62.65991.17133.45413.45413.45414.34374.34374.3437
N72.65993.45411.17133.45413.45414.34374.34374.3437
N82.65993.45413.45411.17133.45414.34374.34374.3437
N92.65993.45413.45413.45411.17134.34374.34374.3437

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