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

using model chemistry: M06-2X/aug-cc-pVDZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes TD 1A1
Energy calculated at M06-2X/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-409.320129
Energy at 298.15K-409.319076
HF Energy-409.320129
Nuclear repulsion energy323.142986
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 M06-2X/aug-cc-pVDZ
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 2456 2456 0.00      
2 A1 593 593 0.00      
3 E 587 587 0.00      
3 E 587 587 0.00      
4 E 123 123 0.00      
4 E 123 123 0.00      
5 T1 358 358 0.00      
5 T1 358 358 0.00      
5 T1 358 358 0.00      
6 T2 2450 2450 5.66      
6 T2 2450 2450 5.66      
6 T2 2450 2450 5.66      
7 T2 1106 1106 32.35      
7 T2 1106 1106 32.35      
7 T2 1106 1106 32.35      
8 T2 565 565 0.45      
8 T2 565 565 0.45      
8 T2 565 565 0.45      
9 T2 162 162 13.85      
9 T2 162 162 13.85      
9 T2 162 162 13.85      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9194.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9194.9 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 M06-2X/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.05103 0.05103 0.05103

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/aug-cc-pVDZ

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 1.523 1.523 1.523
N7 -1.523 -1.523 1.523
N8 -1.523 1.523 -1.523
N9 1.523 -1.523 -1.523

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8 N9
C11.48501.48501.48501.48502.63752.63752.63752.6375
C21.48502.42512.42512.42511.15253.43123.43123.4312
C31.48502.42512.42512.42513.43121.15253.43123.4312
C41.48502.42512.42512.42513.43123.43121.15253.4312
C51.48502.42512.42512.42513.43123.43123.43121.1525
N62.63751.15253.43123.43123.43124.30714.30714.3071
N72.63753.43121.15253.43123.43124.30714.30714.3071
N82.63753.43123.43121.15253.43124.30714.30714.3071
N92.63753.43123.43123.43121.15254.30714.30714.3071

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 M06-2X/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 1.298      
2 C -0.145      
3 C -0.145      
4 C -0.145      
5 C -0.145      
6 N -0.180      
7 N -0.180      
8 N -0.180      
9 N -0.180      


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 -57.228 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -57.228 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -57.228
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 10.174 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 10.174 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.174


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 283.456
(<r2>)1/2 16.836