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

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/6-311G**

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 mPW1PW91/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-261.794576
Energy at 298.15K-261.792737
Nuclear repulsion energy144.293515
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 mPW1PW91/6-311G**
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 2427 2322 0.00      
2 Σg 2245 2148 0.00      
3 Σg 625 598 0.00      
4 Σu 2384 2281 9.08      
5 Σu 1206 1154 0.05      
6 Πg 603 577 0.00      
6 Πg 603 577 0.00      
7 Πg 295 282 0.00      
7 Πg 295 282 0.00      
8 Πu 530 507 6.70      
8 Πu 530 507 6.70      
9 Πu 116 111 9.63      
9 Πu 116 111 9.63      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5987.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5727.9 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 mPW1PW91/6-311G**
B
0.04499

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-311G**

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.604
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.604
C3 0.000 0.000 1.966
C4 0.000 0.000 -1.966
N5 0.000 0.000 3.123
N6 0.000 0.000 -3.123

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 N5 N6
C11.20791.36252.57042.51913.7270
C21.20792.57041.36253.72702.5191
C31.36252.57043.93281.15665.0894
C42.57041.36253.93285.08941.1566
N52.51913.72701.15665.08946.2460
N63.72702.51915.08941.15666.2460

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
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.377      
2 C 0.377      
3 C -0.173      
4 C -0.173      
5 N -0.204      
6 N -0.204      


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 -31.666 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -31.666 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -49.577
Traceless
 xyz
x 8.956 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.956 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.911
Polar
3z2-r2-35.823
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 3.137 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.137 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 17.656


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 210.831
(<r2>)1/2 14.520