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

using model chemistry: LSDA/6-31G**

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 LSDA/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-260.293950
Energy at 298.15K-260.292070
Nuclear repulsion energy143.411774
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 LSDA/6-31G**
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 2345 2302 0.00      
2 Σg 2169 2128 0.00      
3 Σg 630 618 0.00      
4 Σu 2311 2267 5.81      
5 Σu 1223 1200 0.01      
6 Πg 582 572 0.00      
6 Πg 582 572 0.00      
7 Πg 296 290 0.00      
7 Πg 296 290 0.00      
8 Πu 521 512 4.85      
8 Πu 521 512 4.85      
9 Πu 119 116 9.91      
9 Πu 119 116 9.91      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5856.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9813) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5747.2 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 LSDA/6-31G**
B
0.04460

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at LSDA/6-31G**

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.614
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.614
C3 0.000 0.000 1.965
C4 0.000 0.000 -1.965
N5 0.000 0.000 3.141
N6 0.000 0.000 -3.141

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 N5 N6
C11.22721.35132.57842.52713.7543
C21.22722.57841.35133.75432.5271
C31.35132.57843.92971.17585.1056
C42.57841.35133.92975.10561.1758
N52.52713.75431.17585.10566.2814
N63.75432.52715.10561.17586.2814

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 LSDA/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.534      
2 C 0.534      
3 C -0.141      
4 C -0.141      
5 N -0.392      
6 N -0.392      


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 -31.105 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -31.105 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -48.677
Traceless
 xyz
x 8.786 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.786 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.571
Polar
3z2-r2-35.142
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 2.822 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.822 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 18.861


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 0.000
(<r2>)1/2 0.000