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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/6-31G*

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 B2PLYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-261.575890
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-261.292147
Nuclear repulsion energy142.829077
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 B2PLYP/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 Σg 2330 2212 0.00      
2 Σg 2157 2047 0.00      
3 Σg 616 585 0.00      
4 Σu 2276 2161 1.32      
5 Σu 1186 1126 0.30      
6 Πg 542 515 0.00      
7 Πg 542 515 0.00      
8 Πg 284 270 0.00      
9 Πg 284 270 0.00      
10 Πu 515 489 5.07      
11 Πu 515 489 5.07      
12 Πu 119 113 10.39      
13 Πu 119 113 10.39      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5742.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9492) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5450.5 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 B2PLYP/6-31G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G*

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.611
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.611
C3 0.000 0.000 1.979
C4 0.000 0.000 -1.979
N5 0.000 0.000 3.155
N6 0.000 0.000 -3.155

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 N5 N6
C11.22161.36842.59002.54373.7653
C21.22162.59001.36843.76532.5437
C31.36842.59003.95831.17545.1337
C42.59001.36843.95835.13371.1754
N52.54373.76531.17545.13376.3091
N63.76532.54375.13371.17546.3091

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 B2PLYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.384      
2 C 0.384      
3 C 0.047      
4 C 0.047      
5 N -0.432      
6 N -0.432      


Electric dipole moments


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.812 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.812 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 17.190


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 214.447
(<r2>)1/2 14.644