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

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/3-21G

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 mPW1PW91/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-260.290648
Energy at 298.15K-260.289426
Nuclear repulsion energy143.961160
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 mPW1PW91/3-21G
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 2452 2340 0.00      
2 Σg 2239 2137 0.00      
3 Σg 628 600 0.00      
4 Σu 2374 2266 4.39      
5 Σu 1208 1153 0.09      
6 Πg 953 910 0.00      
6 Πg 953 910 0.00      
7 Πg 353 337 0.00      
7 Πg 353 337 0.00      
8 Πu 718 685 1.82      
8 Πu 718 685 1.82      
9 Πu 122 116 6.73      
9 Πu 122 116 6.73      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6596.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9546) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6296.5 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 mPW1PW91/3-21G
B
0.04490

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/3-21G

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.606
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.606
C3 0.000 0.000 1.961
C4 0.000 0.000 -1.961
N5 0.000 0.000 3.130
N6 0.000 0.000 -3.130

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 N5 N6
C11.21191.35512.56702.52373.7356
C21.21192.56701.35513.73562.5237
C31.35512.56703.92201.16865.0907
C42.56701.35513.92205.09071.1686
N52.52373.73561.16865.09076.2593
N63.73562.52375.09071.16866.2593

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

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.241      
2 C 0.241      
3 C 0.217      
4 C 0.217      
5 N -0.458      
6 N -0.458      


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 -31.759 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -31.759 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -48.836
Traceless
 xyz
x 8.539 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.539 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.077
Polar
3z2-r2-34.154
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 0.000 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.000


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 211.069
(<r2>)1/2 14.528