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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-260.377911
Energy at 298.15K-260.376669
Nuclear repulsion energy143.769043
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 B3LYP/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 2417 2332 0.00      
2 Σg 2216 2138 0.00      
3 Σg 623 601 0.00      
4 Σu 2344 2262 3.87      
5 Σu 1197 1155 0.08      
6 Πg 945 912 0.00      
6 Πg 945 912 0.00      
7 Πg 350 338 0.00      
7 Πg 350 338 0.00      
8 Πu 714 689 1.62      
8 Πu 714 689 1.62      
9 Πu 121 117 6.77      
9 Πu 121 117 6.77      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6529.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9649) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6300.2 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 B3LYP/3-21G
B
0.04479

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/3-21G

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.607
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.607
C3 0.000 0.000 1.963
C4 0.000 0.000 -1.963
N5 0.000 0.000 3.134
N6 0.000 0.000 -3.134

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 N5 N6
C11.21381.35602.56982.52693.7407
C21.21382.56981.35603.74072.5269
C31.35602.56983.92591.17085.0967
C42.56981.35603.92595.09671.1708
N52.52693.74071.17085.09676.2675
N63.74072.52695.09671.17086.2675

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 B3LYP/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.274     -0.123
2 C 0.274     -0.123
3 C 0.162     0.486
4 C 0.162     0.486
5 N -0.435     -0.363
6 N -0.435     -0.363


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 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -31.613 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -31.613 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -48.800
Traceless
 xyz
x 8.594 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.594 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.187
Polar
3z2-r2-34.374
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 2.148 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.148 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 16.420


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 211.467
(<r2>)1/2 14.542