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

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/6-31+G**

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 mPW1PW91/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-261.739292
Energy at 298.15K-261.737566
Nuclear repulsion energy143.618778
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 mPW1PW91/6-31+G**
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 2425 2308 0.00      
2 Σg 2249 2141 0.00      
3 Σg 626 596 0.00      
4 Σu 2385 2270 15.98      
5 Σu 1207 1149 0.01      
6 Πg 635 604 0.00      
6 Πg 635 604 0.00      
7 Πg 307 293 0.00      
7 Πg 307 293 0.00      
8 Πu 558 531 3.30      
8 Πu 558 531 3.30      
9 Πu 122 116 10.17      
9 Πu 122 116 10.17      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6069.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9518) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5776.5 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 mPW1PW91/6-31+G**
B
0.04460

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31+G**

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.607
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.607
C3 0.000 0.000 1.973
C4 0.000 0.000 -1.973
N5 0.000 0.000 3.138
N6 0.000 0.000 -3.138

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 N5 N6
C11.21401.36642.58032.53053.7445
C21.21402.58031.36643.74452.5305
C31.36642.58033.94671.16425.1109
C42.58031.36643.94675.11091.1642
N52.53053.74451.16425.11096.2750
N63.74452.53055.11091.16426.2750

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

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 1.233      
2 C 1.233      
3 C -0.692      
4 C -0.692      
5 N -0.541      
6 N -0.541      


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 -31.917 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -31.917 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -50.742
Traceless
 xyz
x 9.413 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.413 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -18.825
Polar
3z2-r2-37.650
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 0.000 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.000


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 212.822
(<r2>)1/2 14.588