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All results from a given calculation for C4H4N2 (Succinonitrile)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2H 1Ag
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-264.192540
Energy at 298.15K-264.196434
Nuclear repulsion energy178.684979
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 B3PW91/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Ag 3082 2948 0.00      
2 Ag 2383 2280 0.00      
3 Ag 1491 1427 0.00      
4 Ag 1400 1339 0.00      
5 Ag 1042 997 0.00      
6 Ag 981 939 0.00      
7 Ag 519 496 0.00      
8 Ag 225 215 0.00      
9 Au 3143 3007 0.44      
10 Au 1223 1170 0.19      
11 Au 778 744 4.61      
12 Au 411 393 0.10      
13 Au 81 77 20.84      
14 Bg 3124 2989 0.00      
15 Bg 1327 1270 0.00      
16 Bg 1045 1000 0.00      
17 Bg 370 354 0.00      
18 Bu 3091 2957 2.71      
19 Bu 2385 2282 9.85      
20 Bu 1497 1432 16.09      
21 Bu 1304 1247 1.57      
22 Bu 949 908 4.60      
23 Bu 532 509 1.45      
24 Bu 132 126 22.03      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 16256.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 15552.8 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 B3PW91/6-31G*
ABC
0.85625 0.04926 0.04740

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.772 0.000
C2 0.000 -0.772 0.000
C3 -1.362 1.302 0.000
C4 1.362 -1.302 0.000
N5 2.449 -1.708 0.000
N6 -2.449 1.708 0.000
H7 0.530 1.150 0.882
H8 0.530 1.150 -0.882
H9 -0.530 -1.150 0.882
H10 -0.530 -1.150 -0.882

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 N5 N6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C11.54431.46132.48133.48532.62171.09571.09572.17992.1799
C21.54432.48131.46132.62173.48532.17992.17991.09571.0957
C31.46132.48133.76834.85611.16042.09252.09252.73532.7353
C42.48131.46133.76831.16044.85612.73532.73532.09252.0925
N53.48532.62174.85611.16045.97133.55343.55343.15623.1562
N62.62173.48531.16044.85615.97133.15623.15623.55343.5534
H71.09572.17992.09252.73533.55343.15621.76352.53193.0855
H81.09572.17992.09252.73533.55343.15621.76353.08552.5319
H92.17991.09572.73532.09253.15623.55342.53193.08551.7635
H102.17991.09572.73532.09253.15623.55343.08552.53191.7635

picture of Succinonitrile state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 111.257 C1 C2 H9 110.163
C1 C2 H10 110.163 C1 C3 N6 179.202
C2 C1 C3 111.257 C2 C1 H7 110.163
C2 C1 H8 110.163 C2 C4 N5 179.202
C3 C1 H7 108.994 C3 C1 H8 108.994
C4 C2 H9 108.994 C4 C2 H10 108.994
H7 C1 H8 107.168 H9 C2 H10 107.168
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.403     -0.138
2 C -0.403     -0.104
3 C 0.374     0.302
4 C 0.374     0.292
5 N -0.469     -0.411
6 N -0.469     -0.413
7 H 0.249     0.122
8 H 0.249     0.122
9 H 0.249     0.114
10 H 0.249     0.114


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 -0.001 -0.004 0.000 0.004


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -52.545 12.945 0.000
y 12.945 -39.141 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -32.348
Traceless
 xyz
x -16.800 12.945 0.000
y 12.945 3.306 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.495
Polar
3z2-r226.989
x2-y2-13.404
xy12.945
xz0.000
yz0.000


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


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 209.894
(<r2>)1/2 14.488