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All results from a given calculation for C(CN)4 (tetracyanomethane)

using model chemistry: LSDA/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes TD 1A1
Energy calculated at LSDA/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-404.827739
Energy at 298.15K-404.826997
HF Energy-404.827739
Nuclear repulsion energy323.662673
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 LSDA/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 A1 2330 2288 0.00      
2 A1 599 588 0.00      
3 E 634 623 0.00      
3 E 634 623 0.00      
4 E 129 127 0.00      
4 E 129 127 0.00      
5 T1 435 427 0.00      
5 T1 435 427 0.00      
5 T1 435 427 0.00      
6 T2 2323 2281 9.04      
6 T2 2323 2281 9.04      
6 T2 2323 2281 9.04      
7 T2 1066 1047 21.78      
7 T2 1066 1047 21.78      
7 T2 1066 1047 21.78      
8 T2 588 578 0.44      
8 T2 588 578 0.44      
8 T2 588 578 0.44      
9 T2 166 163 7.81      
9 T2 166 163 7.81      
9 T2 166 163 7.81      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9095.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.982) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8931.6 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 LSDA/3-21G*
ABC
0.05135 0.05135 0.05135

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

Point Group is Td

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.000
C2 0.847 0.847 0.847
C3 -0.847 -0.847 0.847
C4 -0.847 0.847 -0.847
C5 0.847 -0.847 -0.847
N6 1.522 1.522 1.522
N7 -1.522 -1.522 1.522
N8 -1.522 1.522 -1.522
N9 1.522 -1.522 -1.522

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8 N9
C11.46781.46781.46781.46782.63552.63552.63552.6355
C21.46782.39682.39682.39681.16773.41743.41743.4174
C31.46782.39682.39682.39683.41741.16773.41743.4174
C41.46782.39682.39682.39683.41743.41741.16773.4174
C51.46782.39682.39682.39683.41743.41743.41741.1677
N62.63551.16773.41743.41743.41744.30374.30374.3037
N72.63553.41741.16773.41743.41744.30374.30374.3037
N82.63553.41743.41741.16773.41744.30374.30374.3037
N92.63553.41743.41743.41741.16774.30374.30374.3037

picture of tetracyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N6 180.000 C1 C3 N7 180.000
C1 C4 N8 180.000 C1 C5 N9 180.000
C2 C1 C3 109.471 C2 C1 C4 109.471
C2 C1 C5 109.471 C3 C1 C4 109.471
C3 C1 C5 109.471 C4 C1 C5 109.471
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at LSDA/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.613      
2 C 0.508      
3 C 0.508      
4 C 0.508      
5 C 0.508      
6 N -0.355      
7 N -0.355      
8 N -0.355      
9 N -0.355      


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 -55.818 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -55.818 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -55.818
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.000 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.000
Polar
3z2-r20.000
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 7.788 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.788 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.788


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 281.048
(<r2>)1/2 16.764