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

using model chemistry: B97D3/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 B97D3/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-409.267148
Energy at 298.15K-409.265681
HF Energy-409.267148
Nuclear repulsion energy322.591321
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 B97D3/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 2301 2265 0.00      
2 A1 570 562 0.00      
3 E 551 543 0.00      
3 E 551 543 0.00      
4 E 107 105 0.00      
4 E 107 105 0.00      
5 T1 327 322 0.00      
5 T1 327 322 0.00      
5 T1 327 322 0.00      
6 T2 2290 2255 10.15      
6 T2 2290 2255 10.15      
6 T2 2290 2255 10.15      
7 T2 1025 1009 29.69      
7 T2 1025 1009 29.69      
7 T2 1025 1009 29.69      
8 T2 539 531 0.02      
8 T2 539 531 0.02      
8 T2 539 531 0.02      
9 T2 140 138 12.23      
9 T2 140 138 12.23      
9 T2 140 138 12.23      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8573.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9847) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8442.5 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 B97D3/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.05088 0.05088 0.05088

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is Td

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.000
C2 0.858 0.858 0.858
C3 -0.858 -0.858 0.858
C4 -0.858 0.858 -0.858
C5 0.858 -0.858 -0.858
N6 1.526 1.526 1.526
N7 -1.526 -1.526 1.526
N8 -1.526 1.526 -1.526
N9 1.526 -1.526 -1.526

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8 N9
C11.48561.48561.48561.48562.64232.64232.64232.6423
C21.48562.42602.42602.42601.15673.43603.43603.4360
C31.48562.42602.42602.42603.43601.15673.43603.4360
C41.48562.42602.42602.42603.43603.43601.15673.4360
C51.48562.42602.42602.42603.43603.43603.43601.1567
N62.64231.15673.43603.43603.43604.31494.31494.3149
N72.64233.43601.15673.43603.43604.31494.31494.3149
N82.64233.43603.43601.15673.43604.31494.31494.3149
N92.64233.43603.43603.43601.15674.31494.31494.3149

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 B97D3/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.351      
2 C 0.467      
3 C 0.467      
4 C 0.467      
5 C 0.467      
6 N -0.555      
7 N -0.555      
8 N -0.555      
9 N -0.555      


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 -56.981 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -56.981 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -56.981
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 10.899 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 10.899 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.899


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 284.049
(<r2>)1/2 16.854