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

using model chemistry: HF/CEP-121G*

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 HF/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-41.217747
Energy at 298.15K-41.216302
Nuclear repulsion energy66.792116
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 HF/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 Σg 2646 2390 0.00      
2 Σg 2432 2197 0.00      
3 Σg 626 566 0.00      
4 Σu 2581 2332 41.06      
5 Σu 1195 1079 0.00      
6 Πg 743 671 0.00      
6 Πg 743 671 0.00      
7 Πg 351 317 0.00      
7 Πg 351 317 0.00      
8 Πu 568 513 7.61      
8 Πu 568 513 7.61      
9 Πu 144 130 12.42      
9 Πu 144 130 12.42      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6545.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9034) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5913.2 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 HF/CEP-121G*
B
0.04458

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.594
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.594
C3 0.000 0.000 1.992
C4 0.000 0.000 -1.992
N5 0.000 0.000 3.130
N6 0.000 0.000 -3.130

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 N5 N6
C11.18721.39892.58612.53653.7236
C21.18722.58611.39893.72362.5365
C31.39892.58613.98491.13765.1225
C42.58611.39893.98495.12251.1376
N52.53653.72361.13765.12256.2601
N63.72362.53655.12251.13766.2601

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

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/CEP-121G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.676      
2 C 0.676      
3 C -0.685      
4 C -0.685      
5 N 0.009      
6 N 0.009      


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 -32.028 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -32.028 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -51.775
Traceless
 xyz
x 9.874 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.874 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -19.747
Polar
3z2-r2-39.495
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 3.234 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.234 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 15.302


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 156.665
(<r2>)1/2 12.517