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

using model chemistry: QCISD/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 QCISD/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-408.467260
Energy at 298.15K-408.465950
HF Energy-407.149908
Nuclear repulsion energy322.848098
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 QCISD/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 2363 2258 0.00      
2 A1 589 563 0.00      
3 E 566 541 0.00      
3 E 566 541 0.00      
4 E 112 107 0.00      
4 E 112 107 0.00      
5 T1 329 314 0.00      
5 T1 329 314 0.00      
5 T1 329 314 0.00      
6 T2 2359 2254 12.22      
6 T2 2359 2254 12.22      
6 T2 2359 2254 12.22      
7 T2 1106 1057 34.82      
7 T2 1106 1057 34.82      
7 T2 1106 1057 34.82      
8 T2 561 536 0.01      
8 T2 561 536 0.01      
8 T2 561 536 0.01      
9 T2 146 139 13.18      
9 T2 146 139 13.18      
9 T2 146 139 13.18      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8905.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9553) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8507.8 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 QCISD/TZVP
ABC
0.05096 0.05096 0.05096

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

Point Group is Td

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.000
C2 0.857 0.857 0.857
C3 -0.857 -0.857 0.857
C4 -0.857 0.857 -0.857
C5 0.857 -0.857 -0.857
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
C11.48431.48431.48431.48432.64022.64022.64022.6402
C21.48432.42382.42382.42381.15593.43313.43313.4331
C31.48432.42382.42382.42383.43311.15593.43313.4331
C41.48432.42382.42382.42383.43313.43311.15593.4331
C51.48432.42382.42382.42383.43313.43313.43311.1559
N62.64021.15593.43313.43313.43314.31154.31154.3115
N72.64023.43311.15593.43313.43314.31154.31154.3115
N82.64023.43313.43311.15593.43314.31154.31154.3115
N92.64023.43313.43313.43311.15594.31154.31154.3115

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