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

using model chemistry: HF/3-21G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes TD 1A1
Energy calculated at HF/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-404.766382
Energy at 298.15K-404.766245
HF Energy-404.766382
Nuclear repulsion energy326.778116
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/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 A1 2625 2377 0.00      
2 A1 629 570 0.00      
3 E 722 653 0.00      
3 E 722 653 0.00      
4 E 150 136 0.00      
4 E 150 136 0.00      
5 T1 488 442 0.00      
5 T1 488 442 0.00      
5 T1 488 442 0.00      
6 T2 2617 2370 1.91      
6 T2 2617 2370 1.91      
6 T2 2617 2370 1.91      
7 T2 1181 1070 58.54      
7 T2 1181 1070 58.54      
7 T2 1181 1070 58.54      
8 T2 657 595 0.20      
8 T2 657 595 0.20      
8 T2 657 595 0.20      
9 T2 194 176 12.54      
9 T2 194 176 12.54      
9 T2 194 176 12.54      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10204.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9056) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9241.2 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 HF/3-21G
ABC
0.05215 0.05215 0.05215

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

Point Group is Td

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.000
C2 0.850 0.850 0.850
C3 -0.850 -0.850 0.850
C4 -0.850 0.850 -0.850
C5 0.850 -0.850 -0.850
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
C11.47161.47161.47161.47162.60782.60782.60782.6078
C21.47162.40302.40302.40301.13633.39483.39483.3948
C31.47162.40302.40302.40303.39481.13633.39483.3948
C41.47162.40302.40302.40303.39483.39481.13633.3948
C51.47162.40302.40302.40303.39483.39483.39481.1363
N62.60781.13633.39483.39483.39484.25854.25854.2585
N72.60783.39481.13633.39483.39484.25854.25854.2585
N82.60783.39483.39481.13633.39484.25854.25854.2585
N92.60783.39483.39483.39481.13634.25854.25854.2585

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/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.456      
2 C 0.516      
3 C 0.516      
4 C 0.516      
5 C 0.516      
6 N -0.401      
7 N -0.401      
8 N -0.401      
9 N -0.401      


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 -58.452 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -58.452 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -58.452
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 7.143 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.143 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.143


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 278.897
(<r2>)1/2 16.700