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All results from a given calculation for C4N2 (2-Butynedinitrile)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 1Σg
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-261.750408
Energy at 298.15K-261.748567
Nuclear repulsion energy144.130453
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 mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
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 2424 2314 0.00      
2 Σg 2249 2147 0.00      
3 Σg 625 597 0.00      
4 Σu 2382 2274 9.53      
5 Σu 1204 1149 0.00      
6 Πg 610 582 0.00      
6 Πg 610 582 0.00      
7 Πg 289 276 0.00      
7 Πg 289 276 0.00      
8 Πu 541 517 8.16      
8 Πu 541 517 8.16      
9 Πu 116 111 10.45      
9 Πu 116 111 10.45      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5996.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9547) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5724.9 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 mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
B
0.04490

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.604
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.604
C3 0.000 0.000 1.967
C4 0.000 0.000 -1.967
N5 0.000 0.000 3.127
N6 0.000 0.000 -3.127

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 N5 N6
C11.20871.36302.57182.52213.7309
C21.20872.57181.36303.73092.5221
C31.36302.57183.93481.15915.0939
C42.57181.36303.93485.09391.1591
N52.52213.73091.15915.09396.2530
N63.73092.52215.09391.15916.2530

picture of 2-Butynedinitrile state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 180.000 C1 C3 N5 180.000
C2 C1 C3 180.000 C2 C4 N6 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.070      
2 C 0.070      
3 C 0.254      
4 C 0.254      
5 N -0.324      
6 N -0.324      


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 -31.053 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -31.053 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -49.007
Traceless
 xyz
x 8.977 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.977 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.954
Polar
3z2-r2-35.907
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 3.470 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.470 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 17.500


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 210.815
(<r2>)1/2 14.519