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

using model chemistry: HF/6-311G*

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 HF/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-260.329686
Energy at 298.15K-260.328046
Nuclear repulsion energy145.198501
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 HF/6-311G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σg 2687 2430 0.00      
2 Σg 2457 2222 0.00      
3 Σg 635 575 0.00      
4 Σu 2621 2370 28.54      
5 Σu 1215 1099 0.05      
6 Πg 653 590 0.00      
6 Πg 653 590 0.00      
7 Πg 320 290 0.00      
7 Πg 320 290 0.00      
8 Πu 570 515 9.33      
8 Πu 570 515 9.33      
9 Πu 127 115 11.57      
9 Πu 127 115 11.57      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6476.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9044) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5857.7 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 HF/6-311G*
B
0.04524

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-311G*

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.591
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.591
C3 0.000 0.000 1.977
C4 0.000 0.000 -1.977
N5 0.000 0.000 3.107
N6 0.000 0.000 -3.107

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 N5 N6
C11.18171.38662.56832.51633.6980
C21.18172.56831.38663.69802.5163
C31.38662.56833.95491.12975.0846
C42.56831.38663.95495.08461.1297
N52.51633.69801.12975.08466.2143
N63.69802.51635.08461.12976.2143

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 HF/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.409 -0.081   -0.084
2 C 0.409 -0.081   -0.084
3 C -0.150 0.520   0.490
4 C -0.150 0.520   0.490
5 N -0.258 -0.439   -0.406
6 N -0.258 -0.439   -0.406


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 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -32.207 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -32.207 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -51.711
Traceless
 xyz
x 9.752 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.752 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -19.504
Polar
3z2-r2-39.009
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 3.084 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.084 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 14.972


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 210.450
(<r2>)1/2 14.507