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

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

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes TD 1A1
Energy calculated at HF/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-407.073362
Energy at 298.15K-407.072669
HF Energy-407.073362
Nuclear repulsion energy326.560858
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 HF/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 2645 2395 0.00      
2 A1 619 561 0.00      
3 E 650 589 0.00      
3 E 650 589 0.00      
4 E 128 116 0.00      
4 E 128 116 0.00      
5 T1 397 360 0.00      
5 T1 397 360 0.00      
5 T1 397 360 0.00      
6 T2 2638 2388 1.22      
6 T2 2638 2388 1.22      
6 T2 2638 2388 1.22      
7 T2 1187 1075 48.73      
7 T2 1187 1075 48.73      
7 T2 1187 1075 48.73      
8 T2 620 562 2.71      
8 T2 620 562 2.71      
8 T2 620 562 2.71      
9 T2 169 153 19.19      
9 T2 169 153 19.19      
9 T2 169 153 19.19      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9927.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9055) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8989.3 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 HF/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.05197 0.05197 0.05197

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

Point Group is Td

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.000
C2 0.856 0.856 0.856
C3 -0.856 -0.856 0.856
C4 -0.856 0.856 -0.856
C5 0.856 -0.856 -0.856
N6 1.506 1.506 1.506
N7 -1.506 -1.506 1.506
N8 -1.506 1.506 -1.506
N9 1.506 -1.506 -1.506

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8 N9
C11.48251.48251.48251.48252.60842.60842.60842.6084
C21.48252.42092.42092.42091.12593.40293.40293.4029
C31.48252.42092.42092.42093.40291.12593.40293.4029
C41.48252.42092.42092.42093.40293.40291.12593.4029
C51.48252.42092.42092.42093.40293.40293.40291.1259
N62.60841.12593.40293.40293.40294.25954.25954.2595
N72.60843.40291.12593.40293.40294.25954.25954.2595
N82.60843.40293.40291.12593.40294.25954.25954.2595
N92.60843.40293.40293.40291.12594.25954.25954.2595

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 HF/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.393      
2 C 0.259      
3 C 0.259      
4 C 0.259      
5 C 0.259      
6 N -0.160      
7 N -0.160      
8 N -0.160      
9 N -0.160      


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 -57.345 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -57.345 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -57.345
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 8.519 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.519 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 8.519


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 279.069
(<r2>)1/2 16.705