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All results from a given calculation for C2N2 (Cyanogen)

using model chemistry: HF/CEP-121G

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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/CEP-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-30.192596
Energy at 298.15K-30.192029
HF Energy-30.192596
Nuclear repulsion energy36.302860
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/CEP-121G
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 2640 2409 0.00      
2 Σg 912 833 0.00      
3 Σu 2394 2185 12.22      
4 Πg 641 585 0.00      
4 Πg 641 585 0.00      
5 Πu 280 255 17.07      
5 Πu 280 255 17.07      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3894.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9125) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3553.6 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 HF/CEP-121G
B
0.15658

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/CEP-121G

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 1.851
N4 0.000 0.000 -1.851

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 N3 N4
C11.39681.15262.5494
C21.39682.54941.1526
N31.15262.54943.7020
N42.54941.15263.7020

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/CEP-121G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.263      
2 C -0.263      
3 N 0.263      
4 N 0.263      


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 -21.216 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -21.216 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -32.143
Traceless
 xyz
x 5.463 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.463 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -10.927
Polar
3z2-r2-21.854
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 2.023 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.023 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.394


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 53.689
(<r2>)1/2 7.327