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All results from a given calculation for C2N2 (Cyanogen)

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/6-311G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 1Σg
Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-185.479087
Energy at 298.15K-185.478376
HF Energy-185.479087
Nuclear repulsion energy76.997168
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 PBE1PBE/6-311G*
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 2477 2374 0.00      
2 Σg 897 860 0.00      
3 Σu 2294 2198 0.01      
4 Πg 577 553 0.00      
4 Πg 577 553 0.00      
5 Πu 260 249 19.41      
5 Πu 260 249 19.41      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3670.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9585) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3517.8 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 PBE1PBE/6-311G*
B
0.15859

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/6-311G*

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.687
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.687
N3 0.000 0.000 1.841
N4 0.000 0.000 -1.841

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 N4
C11.37481.15392.5287
C21.37482.52871.1539
N31.15392.52873.6827
N42.52871.15393.6827

picture of Cyanogen state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N4 180.000 C2 C1 N3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.207      
2 C 0.207      
3 N -0.207      
4 N -0.207      


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 -20.787 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.787 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -29.676
Traceless
 xyz
x 4.444 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.444 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -8.888
Polar
3z2-r2-17.776
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 2.185 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.185 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.584


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 67.972
(<r2>)1/2 8.244