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

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/TZVP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes TD 1A1
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-409.404250
Energy at 298.15K-409.403098
HF Energy-409.404250
Nuclear repulsion energy324.850245
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/TZVP
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 2424 2312 0.00      
2 A1 595 567 0.00      
3 E 586 559 0.00      
3 E 586 559 0.00      
4 E 115 109 0.00      
4 E 115 109 0.00      
5 T1 356 339 0.00      
5 T1 356 339 0.00      
5 T1 356 339 0.00      
6 T2 2416 2305 6.76      
6 T2 2416 2305 6.76      
6 T2 2416 2305 6.76      
7 T2 1095 1044 34.64      
7 T2 1095 1044 34.64      
7 T2 1095 1044 34.64      
8 T2 567 541 0.13      
8 T2 567 541 0.13      
8 T2 567 541 0.13      
9 T2 151 144 12.97      
9 T2 151 144 12.97      
9 T2 151 144 12.97      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9086.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.954) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8668.1 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/TZVP
ABC
0.05157 0.05157 0.05157

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/TZVP

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 1.515 1.515 1.515
N7 -1.515 -1.515 1.515
N8 -1.515 1.515 -1.515
N9 1.515 -1.515 -1.515

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8 N9
C11.47721.47721.47721.47722.62372.62372.62372.6237
C21.47722.41232.41232.41231.14643.41323.41323.4132
C31.47722.41232.41232.41233.41321.14643.41323.4132
C41.47722.41232.41232.41233.41323.41321.14643.4132
C51.47722.41232.41232.41233.41323.41323.41321.1464
N62.62371.14643.41323.41323.41324.28444.28444.2844
N72.62373.41321.14643.41323.41324.28444.28444.2844
N82.62373.41323.41321.14643.41324.28444.28444.2844
N92.62373.41323.41323.41321.14644.28444.28444.2844

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 mPW1PW91/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.735      
2 C -0.175      
3 C -0.175      
4 C -0.175      
5 C -0.175      
6 N -0.009      
7 N -0.009      
8 N -0.009      
9 N -0.009      


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 -56.971 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -56.971 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -56.971
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 9.432 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.432 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 9.432


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 280.698
(<r2>)1/2 16.754