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

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/STO-3G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes TD 1A1
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-404.066447
Energy at 298.15K-404.064777
HF Energy-404.066447
Nuclear repulsion energy314.790068
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/STO-3G
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 2423 2130 0.00      
2 A1 591 520 0.00      
3 E 580 510 0.00      
3 E 580 510 0.00      
4 E 112 98 0.00      
4 E 112 98 0.00      
5 T1 367 322 0.00      
5 T1 367 322 0.00      
5 T1 367 322 0.00      
6 T2 2410 2118 64.77      
6 T2 2410 2118 64.77      
6 T2 2410 2118 64.77      
7 T2 1113 978 26.42      
7 T2 1113 978 26.42      
7 T2 1113 978 26.42      
8 T2 569 500 0.01      
8 T2 569 500 0.01      
8 T2 569 500 0.01      
9 T2 147 129 7.60      
9 T2 147 129 7.60      
9 T2 147 129 7.60      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9107.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8789) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8004.9 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/STO-3G
ABC
0.04852 0.04852 0.04852

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

Point Group is Td

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.000
C2 0.875 0.875 0.875
C3 -0.875 -0.875 0.875
C4 -0.875 0.875 -0.875
C5 0.875 -0.875 -0.875
N6 1.564 1.564 1.564
N7 -1.564 -1.564 1.564
N8 -1.564 1.564 -1.564
N9 1.564 -1.564 -1.564

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8 N9
C11.51481.51481.51481.51482.70892.70892.70892.7089
C21.51482.47362.47362.47361.19413.51683.51683.5168
C31.51482.47362.47362.47363.51681.19413.51683.5168
C41.51482.47362.47362.47363.51683.51681.19413.5168
C51.51482.47362.47362.47363.51683.51683.51681.1941
N62.70891.19413.51683.51683.51684.42364.42364.4236
N72.70893.51681.19413.51683.51684.42364.42364.4236
N82.70893.51683.51681.19413.51684.42364.42364.4236
N92.70893.51683.51683.51681.19414.42364.42364.4236

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 mPW1PW91/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.034      
2 C 0.100      
3 C 0.100      
4 C 0.100      
5 C 0.100      
6 N -0.109      
7 N -0.109      
8 N -0.109      
9 N -0.109      


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 -52.275 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -52.275 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -52.275
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 5.247 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.247 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.247


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 293.183
(<r2>)1/2 17.123