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

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)

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 PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-261.527048
Energy at 298.15K-261.525116
Nuclear repulsion energy142.994034
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/6-31G(2df,p)
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 2291 2267 0.00      
2 Σg 2126 2104 0.00      
3 Σg 614 607 0.00      
4 Σu 2253 2230 4.73      
5 Σu 1186 1174 0.02      
6 Πg 593 587 0.00      
6 Πg 593 587 0.00      
7 Πg 276 273 0.00      
7 Πg 276 273 0.00      
8 Πu 531 525 6.37      
8 Πu 531 525 6.37      
9 Πu 111 110 9.30      
9 Πu 111 110 9.30      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5745.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9897) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5686.4 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/6-31G(2df,p)
B
0.04432

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.614
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.614
C3 0.000 0.000 1.972
C4 0.000 0.000 -1.972
N5 0.000 0.000 3.150
N6 0.000 0.000 -3.150

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 N5 N6
C11.22711.35892.58592.53673.7637
C21.22712.58591.35893.76372.5367
C31.35892.58593.94481.17785.1226
C42.58591.35893.94485.12261.1778
N52.53673.76371.17785.12266.3004
N63.76372.53675.12261.17786.3004

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
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.129      
2 C 0.129      
3 C 0.215      
4 C 0.215      
5 N -0.344      
6 N -0.344      


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 -31.088 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -31.088 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -48.465
Traceless
 xyz
x 8.688 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.688 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.376
Polar
3z2-r2-34.753
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 3.496 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.496 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 19.022


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 0.000
(<r2>)1/2 0.000