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All results from a given calculation for C3H2N2 (Malononitrile)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-224.894469
Energy at 298.15K-224.896177
Nuclear repulsion energy124.950435
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 B3PW91/6-31G(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 A1 3060 2942 0.56      
2 A1 2391 2299 0.61      
3 A1 1431 1376 13.04      
4 A1 908 873 3.73      
5 A1 588 566 0.72      
6 A1 148 142 10.87      
7 A2 1232 1185 0.00      
8 A2 387 372 0.00      
9 B1 3105 2985 3.38      
10 B1 931 895 1.07      
11 B1 351 337 0.72      
12 B2 2386 2294 2.23      
13 B2 1331 1280 3.61      
14 B2 998 959 4.68      
15 B2 383 368 0.81      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9814.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9614) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9435.7 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 B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.70425 0.09785 0.08730

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.832
C2 0.000 1.219 0.024
C3 0.000 -1.219 0.024
H4 0.882 0.000 1.484
H5 -0.882 0.000 1.484
N6 0.000 2.196 -0.590
N7 0.000 -2.196 -0.590

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 N6 N7
C11.46221.46221.09651.09652.61622.6162
C21.46222.43762.09612.09611.15423.4696
C31.46222.43762.09612.09613.46961.1542
H41.09652.09612.09611.76343.14653.1465
H51.09652.09612.09611.76343.14653.1465
N62.61621.15423.46963.14653.14654.3922
N72.61623.46961.15423.14653.14654.3922

picture of Malononitrile state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N6 178.603 C1 C3 N7 178.603
C2 C1 C3 112.925 C2 C1 H4 109.175
C2 C1 H5 109.175 C3 C1 H4 109.175
C3 C1 H5 109.175 H4 C1 H5 107.046
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.498      
2 C 0.316      
3 C 0.316      
4 H 0.236      
5 H 0.236      
6 N -0.303      
7 N -0.303      


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 3.722 3.722
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -26.109 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -41.326 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -26.110
Traceless
 xyz
x 7.609 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -15.217 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.608
Polar
3z2-r215.216
x2-y215.217
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.730 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.482 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.930


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 119.810
(<r2>)1/2 10.946