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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes TD 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-406.968453
Energy at 298.15K-406.967867
HF Energy-406.968453
Nuclear repulsion energy322.972238
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 B3PW91/3-21G
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 2377 2285 0.00      
2 A1 597 574 0.00      
3 E 655 630 0.00      
3 E 655 630 0.00      
4 E 135 130 0.00      
4 E 135 130 0.00      
5 T1 447 430 0.00      
5 T1 447 430 0.00      
5 T1 447 430 0.00      
6 T2 2368 2276 8.52      
6 T2 2368 2276 8.52      
6 T2 2368 2276 8.52      
7 T2 1077 1036 34.49      
7 T2 1077 1036 34.49      
7 T2 1077 1036 34.49      
8 T2 600 577 0.16      
8 T2 600 577 0.16      
8 T2 600 577 0.16      
9 T2 175 168 8.93      
9 T2 175 168 8.93      
9 T2 175 168 8.93      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9278.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9612) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8918.4 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 B3PW91/3-21G
ABC
0.05107 0.05107 0.05107

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/3-21G

Point Group is Td

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.000
C2 0.853 0.853 0.853
C3 -0.853 -0.853 0.853
C4 -0.853 0.853 -0.853
C5 0.853 -0.853 -0.853
N6 1.524 1.524 1.524
N7 -1.524 -1.524 1.524
N8 -1.524 1.524 -1.524
N9 1.524 -1.524 -1.524

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8 N9
C11.47721.47721.47721.47722.64012.64012.64012.6401
C21.47722.41222.41222.41221.16293.42823.42823.4282
C31.47722.41222.41222.41223.42821.16293.42823.4282
C41.47722.41222.41222.41223.42823.42821.16293.4282
C51.47722.41222.41222.41223.42823.42823.42821.1629
N62.64011.16293.42823.42823.42824.31134.31134.3113
N72.64013.42821.16293.42823.42824.31134.31134.3113
N82.64013.42823.42821.16293.42824.31134.31134.3113
N92.64013.42823.42823.42821.16294.31134.31134.3113

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 B3PW91/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.587      
2 C 0.549      
3 C 0.549      
4 C 0.549      
5 C 0.549      
6 N -0.402      
7 N -0.402      
8 N -0.402      
9 N -0.402      


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 -56.455 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -56.455 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -56.455
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 7.649 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.649 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.649


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 282.800
(<r2>)1/2 16.817