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All results from a given calculation for C4H4N2 (Succinonitrile)

using model chemistry: HF/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at HF/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-261.223452
Energy at 298.15K-261.227890
Nuclear repulsion energy180.108388
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/3-21G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Ag 3239 2924 0.00      
2 Ag 2595 2342 0.00      
3 Ag 1640 1480 0.00      
4 Ag 1525 1376 0.00      
5 Ag 1070 966 0.00      
6 Ag 1050 947 0.00      
7 Ag 582 526 0.00      
8 Ag 280 253 0.00      
9 Au 3298 2977 0.16      
10 Au 1390 1255 0.01      
11 Au 861 777 3.81      
12 Au 513 463 0.24      
13 Au 89 81 21.33      
14 Bg 3277 2958 0.00      
15 Bg 1470 1327 0.00      
16 Bg 1175 1061 0.00      
17 Bg 474 428 0.00      
18 Bu 3247 2930 2.44      
19 Bu 2596 2343 6.63      
20 Bu 1639 1480 23.01      
21 Bu 1463 1320 3.39      
22 Bu 977 882 21.77      
23 Bu 635 573 3.24      
24 Bu 160 145 21.42      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 17621.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9026) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15905.5 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 HF/3-21G*
ABC
0.86051 0.04998 0.04807

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/3-21G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.776 0.000
C2 0.000 -0.776 0.000
C3 -1.365 1.288 0.000
C4 1.365 -1.288 0.000
N5 2.432 -1.687 0.000
N6 -2.432 1.687 0.000
H7 0.518 1.143 0.877
H8 0.518 1.143 -0.877
H9 -0.518 -1.143 0.877
H10 -0.518 -1.143 -0.877

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 N5 N6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.55291.45802.47513.46152.59691.08261.08262.17342.1734
C21.55292.47511.45802.59693.46152.17342.17341.08261.0826
C31.45802.47513.75404.82381.13882.08252.08252.72022.7202
C42.47511.45803.75401.13884.82382.72022.72022.08252.0825
N53.46152.59694.82381.13885.91943.52743.52743.12523.1252
N62.59693.46151.13884.82385.91943.12523.12523.52743.5274
H71.08262.17342.08252.72023.52743.12521.75402.51063.0626
H81.08262.17342.08252.72023.52743.12521.75403.06262.5106
H92.17341.08262.72022.08253.12523.52742.51063.06261.7540
H102.17341.08262.72022.08253.12523.52743.06262.51061.7540

picture of Succinonitrile state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 110.539 C1 C2 H9 109.819
C1 C2 H10 109.819 C1 C3 N6 179.949
C2 C1 C3 110.539 C2 C1 H7 109.819
C2 C1 H8 109.819 C2 C4 N5 179.949
C3 C1 H7 109.210 C3 C1 H8 109.210
C4 C2 H9 109.210 C4 C2 H10 109.210
H7 C1 H8 108.202 H9 C2 H10 108.202
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.440 -0.083    
2 C -0.440 -0.083    
3 C 0.336 0.381    
4 C 0.336 0.381    
5 N -0.493 -0.469    
6 N -0.493 -0.469    
7 H 0.299 0.085    
8 H 0.299 0.085    
9 H 0.299 0.085    
10 H 0.299 0.085    


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 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -54.604 13.380 0.000
y 13.380 -40.270 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -33.295
Traceless
 xyz
x -17.822 13.380 0.000
y 13.380 3.680 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 14.142
Polar
3z2-r228.284
x2-y2-14.335
xy13.380
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 8.075 -1.896 0.000
y -1.896 5.264 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.024


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 208.213
(<r2>)1/2 14.430