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

using model chemistry: M06-2X/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 M06-2X/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-409.387629
Energy at 298.15K-409.386680
HF Energy-409.387629
Nuclear repulsion energy324.750485
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 M06-2X/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 2471 2339 0.00      
2 A1 597 565 0.00      
3 E 603 571 0.00      
3 E 603 571 0.00      
4 E 125 119 0.00      
4 E 125 119 0.00      
5 T1 372 352 0.00      
5 T1 372 352 0.00      
5 T1 372 352 0.00      
6 T2 2464 2331 4.96      
6 T2 2464 2331 4.96      
6 T2 2464 2331 4.96      
7 T2 1109 1049 35.13      
7 T2 1109 1049 35.13      
7 T2 1109 1049 35.13      
8 T2 578 547 0.39      
8 T2 578 547 0.39      
8 T2 578 547 0.39      
9 T2 165 156 13.50      
9 T2 165 156 13.50      
9 T2 165 156 13.50      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9293.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9462) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8793.2 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 M06-2X/TZVP
ABC
0.05151 0.05151 0.05151

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/TZVP

Point Group is Td

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.000
C2 0.855 0.855 0.855
C3 -0.855 -0.855 0.855
C4 -0.855 0.855 -0.855
C5 0.855 -0.855 -0.855
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
C11.48051.48051.48051.48052.62412.62412.62412.6241
C21.48052.41772.41772.41771.14363.41583.41583.4158
C31.48052.41772.41772.41773.41581.14363.41583.4158
C41.48052.41772.41772.41773.41583.41581.14363.4158
C51.48052.41772.41772.41773.41583.41583.41581.1436
N62.62411.14363.41583.41583.41584.28524.28524.2852
N72.62413.41581.14363.41583.41584.28524.28524.2852
N82.62413.41583.41581.14363.41584.28524.28524.2852
N92.62413.41583.41583.41581.14364.28524.28524.2852

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 M06-2X/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.506      
2 C -0.057      
3 C -0.057      
4 C -0.057      
5 C -0.057      
6 N -0.069      
7 N -0.069      
8 N -0.069      
9 N -0.069      


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 -57.269 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -57.269 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -57.269
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 9.313 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.313 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.313


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 281.183
(<r2>)1/2 16.769