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

using model chemistry: HSEh1PBE/aug-cc-pVTZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes TD 1A1
Energy calculated at HSEh1PBE/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-409.090847
Energy at 298.15K-409.089631
HF Energy-409.090847
Nuclear repulsion energy324.923255
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 HSEh1PBE/aug-cc-pVTZ
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 2407 2315 0.00      
2 A1 593 570 0.00      
3 E 578 556 0.00      
3 E 578 556 0.00      
4 E 112 108 0.00      
4 E 112 108 0.00      
5 T1 349 336 0.00      
5 T1 349 336 0.00      
5 T1 349 336 0.00      
6 T2 2400 2308 6.89      
6 T2 2400 2308 6.89      
6 T2 2400 2308 6.89      
7 T2 1089 1047 30.06      
7 T2 1089 1047 30.06      
7 T2 1089 1047 30.06      
8 T2 561 540 0.28      
8 T2 561 540 0.28      
8 T2 561 540 0.28      
9 T2 147 142 13.88      
9 T2 147 142 13.88      
9 T2 147 142 13.88      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9008.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9618) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8664.2 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 HSEh1PBE/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.05159 0.05159 0.05159

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HSEh1PBE/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is Td

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.000
C2 0.853 0.853 0.853
C3 -0.853 -0.853 0.853
C4 -0.853 0.853 -0.853
C5 0.853 -0.853 -0.853
N6 1.514 1.514 1.514
N7 -1.514 -1.514 1.514
N8 -1.514 1.514 -1.514
N9 1.514 -1.514 -1.514

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8 N9
C11.47701.47701.47701.47702.62312.62312.62312.6231
C21.47702.41192.41192.41191.14613.41253.41253.4125
C31.47702.41192.41192.41193.41251.14613.41253.4125
C41.47702.41192.41192.41193.41253.41251.14613.4125
C51.47702.41192.41192.41193.41253.41253.41251.1461
N62.62311.14613.41253.41253.41254.28344.28344.2834
N72.62313.41251.14613.41253.41254.28344.28344.2834
N82.62313.41253.41251.14613.41254.28344.28344.2834
N92.62313.41253.41253.41251.14614.28344.28344.2834

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 HSEh1PBE/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.507      
2 C 0.390      
3 C 0.390      
4 C 0.390      
5 C 0.390      
6 N -0.516      
7 N -0.516      
8 N -0.516      
9 N -0.516      


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 -57.036 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -57.036 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -57.036
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 10.369 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 10.369 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.369


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 280.634
(<r2>)1/2 16.752