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All results from a given calculation for C2N2 (Cyanogen)

using model chemistry: HF/6-31G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 1Σg
Energy calculated at HF/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-184.591216
Energy at 298.15K-184.590593
HF Energy-184.591216
Nuclear repulsion energy77.494214
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/6-31G*
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 2738 2460 0.00      
2 Σg 928 833 0.00      
3 Σu 2543 2285 3.76      
4 Πg 611 549 0.00      
4 Πg 611 549 0.00      
5 Πu 279 251 25.06      
5 Πu 279 251 25.06      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3995.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8985) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3589.5 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/6-31G*
B
0.15949

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.698
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.698
N3 0.000 0.000 1.832
N4 0.000 0.000 -1.832

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 N4
C11.39671.13372.5303
C21.39672.53031.1337
N31.13372.53033.6640
N42.53031.13373.6640

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

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.379      
2 C 0.379      
3 N -0.379      
4 N -0.379      


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 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
ESP 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -20.859 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.859 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -30.527
Traceless
 xyz
x 4.834 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.834 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -9.668
Polar
3z2-r2-19.337
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 1.979 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.979 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.910


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 67.879
(<r2>)1/2 8.239