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All results from a given calculation for C3H2N2 (Malononitrile)

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

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at CCD/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-224.365110
Energy at 298.15K-224.366715
HF Energy-223.648168
Nuclear repulsion energy124.125526
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 CCD/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 A1 3144 2963 0.04      
2 A1 2385 2247 0.05      
3 A1 1509 1421 9.79      
4 A1 918 865 8.43      
5 A1 578 544 0.10      
6 A1 145 137 10.85      
7 A2 1270 1197 0.00      
8 A2 346 326 0.00      
9 B1 3197 3012 1.62      
10 B1 967 911 0.03      
11 B1 320 302 0.21      
12 B2 2386 2248 0.25      
13 B2 1388 1308 6.51      
14 B2 1012 954 8.73      
15 B2 350 330 0.39      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9957.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9423) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9382.5 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 CCD/6-31+G**
ABC
0.69320 0.09662 0.08616

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.844
C2 0.000 1.224 0.023
C3 0.000 -1.224 0.023
H4 0.882 0.000 1.486
H5 -0.882 0.000 1.486
N6 0.000 2.211 -0.594
N7 0.000 -2.211 -0.594

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 N6 N7
C11.47431.47431.09061.09062.63772.6377
C21.47432.44822.10162.10161.16373.4902
C31.47432.44822.10162.10163.49021.1637
H41.09062.10162.10161.76433.16083.1608
H51.09062.10162.10161.76433.16083.1608
N62.63771.16373.49023.16083.16084.4226
N72.63773.49021.16373.16083.16084.4226

picture of Malononitrile state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N6 178.095 C1 C3 N7 178.095
C2 C1 C3 112.252 C2 C1 H4 109.131
C2 C1 H5 109.131 C3 C1 H4 109.131
C3 C1 H5 109.131 H4 C1 H5 107.972
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at CCD/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.028      
2 C 0.137      
3 C 0.137      
4 H 0.240      
5 H 0.240      
6 N -0.362      
7 N -0.362      


Electric dipole moments


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


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> 0.000
(<r2>)1/2 0.000