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

using model chemistry: HSEh1PBE/TZVP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes TD 1A1
Energy calculated at HSEh1PBE/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-409.081555
Energy at 298.15K-409.080390
HF Energy-409.081555
Nuclear repulsion energy324.789958
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 HSEh1PBE/TZVP
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 2420 2324 0.00      
2 A1 595 571 0.00      
3 E 586 562 0.00      
3 E 586 562 0.00      
4 E 114 109 0.00      
4 E 114 109 0.00      
5 T1 354 340 0.00      
5 T1 354 340 0.00      
5 T1 354 340 0.00      
6 T2 2412 2316 6.73      
6 T2 2412 2316 6.73      
6 T2 2412 2316 6.73      
7 T2 1095 1051 33.56      
7 T2 1095 1051 33.56      
7 T2 1095 1051 33.56      
8 T2 566 544 0.12      
8 T2 566 544 0.12      
8 T2 566 544 0.12      
9 T2 150 144 12.94      
9 T2 150 144 12.94      
9 T2 150 144 12.94      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9073.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9601) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8711.4 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 HSEh1PBE/TZVP
ABC
0.05156 0.05156 0.05156

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HSEh1PBE/TZVP

Point Group is Td

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.000
C2 0.853 0.853 0.853
C3 -0.853 -0.853 0.853
C4 -0.853 0.853 -0.853
C5 0.853 -0.853 -0.853
N6 1.515 1.515 1.515
N7 -1.515 -1.515 1.515
N8 -1.515 1.515 -1.515
N9 1.515 -1.515 -1.515

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8 N9
C11.47701.47701.47701.47702.62422.62422.62422.6242
C21.47702.41202.41202.41201.14723.41353.41353.4135
C31.47702.41202.41202.41203.41351.14723.41353.4135
C41.47702.41202.41202.41203.41353.41351.14723.4135
C51.47702.41202.41202.41203.41353.41353.41351.1472
N62.62421.14723.41353.41353.41354.28534.28534.2853
N72.62423.41351.14723.41353.41354.28534.28534.2853
N82.62423.41353.41351.14723.41354.28534.28534.2853
N92.62423.41353.41353.41351.14724.28534.28534.2853

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 HSEh1PBE/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.747      
2 C -0.180      
3 C -0.180      
4 C -0.180      
5 C -0.180      
6 N -0.007      
7 N -0.007      
8 N -0.007      
9 N -0.007      


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 -57.108 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -57.108 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -57.108
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 9.484 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.484 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.484


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 280.851
(<r2>)1/2 16.759