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All results from a given calculation for C2N2 (Cyanogen)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/aug-cc-pVDZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 1Σg
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-185.620128
Energy at 298.15K-185.619363
HF Energy-185.620128
Nuclear repulsion energy76.588473
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 mPW1PW91/aug-cc-pVDZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σg 2469 2366 0.00      
2 Σg 896 858 0.00      
3 Σu 2284 2189 0.00      
4 Πg 546 523 0.00      
4 Πg 546 523 0.00      
5 Πu 251 240 20.83      
5 Πu 251 240 20.83      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3621.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9583) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3470.3 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 mPW1PW91/aug-cc-pVDZ
B
0.15693

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.691
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.691
N3 0.000 0.000 1.851
N4 0.000 0.000 -1.851

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 N4
C11.38171.16032.5420
C21.38172.54201.1603
N31.16032.54203.7023
N42.54201.16033.7023

picture of Cyanogen state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N4 180.000 C2 C1 N3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.286      
2 C 0.286      
3 N -0.286      
4 N -0.286      


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 -20.966 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.966 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -30.062
Traceless
 xyz
x 4.548 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.548 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -9.096
Polar
3z2-r2-18.192
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 3.191 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.191 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 8.331


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 68.689
(<r2>)1/2 8.288