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

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes TD 1A1
Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-406.667213
Energy at 298.15K-406.666665
HF Energy-406.667213
Nuclear repulsion energy323.485771
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 PBE1PBE/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 2398 2303 0.00      
2 A1 603 579 0.00      
3 E 661 635 0.00      
3 E 661 635 0.00      
4 E 136 130 0.00      
4 E 136 130 0.00      
5 T1 451 433 0.00      
5 T1 451 433 0.00      
5 T1 451 433 0.00      
6 T2 2390 2295 7.81      
6 T2 2390 2295 7.81      
6 T2 2390 2295 7.81      
7 T2 1092 1049 34.27      
7 T2 1092 1049 34.27      
7 T2 1092 1049 34.27      
8 T2 606 582 0.17      
8 T2 606 582 0.17      
8 T2 606 582 0.17      
9 T2 175 168 9.05      
9 T2 175 168 9.05      
9 T2 175 168 9.05      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9367.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9604) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8996.4 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 PBE1PBE/3-21G
ABC
0.05123 0.05123 0.05123

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/3-21G

Point Group is Td

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.000
C2 0.851 0.851 0.851
C3 -0.851 -0.851 0.851
C4 -0.851 0.851 -0.851
C5 0.851 -0.851 -0.851
N6 1.522 1.522 1.522
N7 -1.522 -1.522 1.522
N8 -1.522 1.522 -1.522
N9 1.522 -1.522 -1.522

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8 N9
C11.47461.47461.47461.47462.63602.63602.63602.6360
C21.47462.40792.40792.40791.16143.42263.42263.4226
C31.47462.40792.40792.40793.42261.16143.42263.4226
C41.47462.40792.40792.40793.42263.42261.16143.4226
C51.47462.40792.40792.40793.42263.42263.42261.1614
N62.63601.16143.42263.42263.42264.30454.30454.3045
N72.63603.42261.16143.42263.42264.30454.30454.3045
N82.63603.42263.42261.16143.42264.30454.30454.3045
N92.63603.42263.42263.42261.16144.30454.30454.3045

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 PBE1PBE/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.606      
2 C 0.557      
3 C 0.557      
4 C 0.557      
5 C 0.557      
6 N -0.405      
7 N -0.405      
8 N -0.405      
9 N -0.405      


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 -56.569 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -56.569 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -56.569
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 7.602 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.602 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.602


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 282.072
(<r2>)1/2 16.795