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All results from a given calculation for C3H2N2 (Malononitrile)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/CEP-121G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-37.838362
Energy at 298.15K-37.840005
Nuclear repulsion energy61.089009
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-121G
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 3028 2951 0.59      
2 A1 2260 2203 0.15      
3 A1 1483 1445 21.99      
4 A1 882 859 10.81      
5 A1 568 553 0.04      
6 A1 145 141 8.51      
7 A2 1256 1224 0.00      
8 A2 361 352 0.00      
9 B1 3078 3000 0.05      
10 B1 958 934 0.04      
11 B1 333 324 0.68      
12 B2 2259 2201 0.93      
13 B2 1358 1324 1.54      
14 B2 976 951 16.03      
15 B2 361 352 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9653.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9745) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9407.1 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-121G
ABC
0.67661 0.09455 0.08426

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-121G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.852
C2 0.000 1.237 0.028
C3 0.000 -1.237 0.028
H4 0.884 0.000 1.503
H5 -0.884 0.000 1.503
N6 0.000 2.236 -0.604
N7 0.000 -2.236 -0.604

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 N6 N7
C11.48651.48651.09771.09772.66742.6674
C21.48652.47492.11822.11821.18113.5300
C31.48652.47492.11822.11823.53001.1811
H41.09772.11822.11821.76773.19613.1961
H51.09772.11822.11821.76773.19613.1961
N62.66741.18113.53003.19613.19614.4711
N72.66743.53001.18113.19613.19614.4711

picture of Malononitrile state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N6 178.681 C1 C3 N7 178.681
C2 C1 C3 112.710 C2 C1 H4 109.182
C2 C1 H5 109.182 C3 C1 H4 109.182
C3 C1 H5 109.182 H4 C1 H5 107.254
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-121G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.300      
2 C -0.359      
3 C -0.359      
4 H 0.236      
5 H 0.236      
6 N 0.273      
7 N 0.273      


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 3.944 3.944
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -26.898 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -43.405 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -27.007
Traceless
 xyz
x 8.308 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.452 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 8.144
Polar
3z2-r216.289
x2-y216.506
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.573 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.688 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.935


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 94.649
(<r2>)1/2 9.729