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

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/aug-cc-pVDZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes TD 1A1
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-408.978726
Energy at 298.15K-408.977166
HF Energy-408.978726
Nuclear repulsion energy320.284147
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 PBEPBE/aug-cc-pVDZ
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 2280 2266 0.00      
2 A1 571 567 0.00      
3 E 536 532 0.00      
3 E 536 532 0.00      
4 E 104 103 0.00      
4 E 104 103 0.00      
5 T1 320 318 0.00      
5 T1 320 318 0.00      
5 T1 320 318 0.00      
6 T2 2272 2258 10.41      
6 T2 2272 2258 10.41      
6 T2 2272 2258 10.41      
7 T2 1029 1023 27.79      
7 T2 1029 1023 27.79      
7 T2 1029 1023 27.79      
8 T2 525 522 0.03      
8 T2 525 522 0.03      
8 T2 525 522 0.03      
9 T2 137 137 11.28      
9 T2 137 137 11.28      
9 T2 137 137 11.28      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8489.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9939) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8437.8 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 PBEPBE/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.05021 0.05021 0.05021

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBE/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is Td

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.000
C2 0.861 0.861 0.861
C3 -0.861 -0.861 0.861
C4 -0.861 0.861 -0.861
C5 0.861 -0.861 -0.861
N6 1.537 1.537 1.537
N7 -1.537 -1.537 1.537
N8 -1.537 1.537 -1.537
N9 1.537 -1.537 -1.537

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8 N9
C11.49091.49091.49091.49092.66212.66212.66212.6621
C21.49092.43472.43472.43471.17123.45773.45773.4577
C31.49092.43472.43472.43473.45771.17123.45773.4577
C41.49092.43472.43472.43473.45773.45771.17123.4577
C51.49092.43472.43472.43473.45773.45773.45771.1712
N62.66211.17123.45773.45773.45774.34724.34724.3472
N72.66213.45771.17123.45773.45774.34724.34724.3472
N82.66213.45773.45771.17123.45774.34724.34724.3472
N92.66213.45773.45773.45771.17124.34724.34724.3472

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
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 1.406      
2 C -0.133      
3 C -0.133      
4 C -0.133      
5 C -0.133      
6 N -0.218      
7 N -0.218      
8 N -0.218      
9 N -0.218      


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 -57.243 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -57.243 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -57.243
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.000 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.000
Polar
3z2-r20.000
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 11.093 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 11.093 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 11.093


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 287.530
(<r2>)1/2 16.957