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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-31+G**

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 B3LYP/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-261.824262
Energy at 298.15K-261.822551
Nuclear repulsion energy143.346827
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 B3LYP/6-31+G**
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 2385 2299 0.00      
2 Σg 2219 2140 0.00      
3 Σg 620 598 0.00      
4 Σu 2347 2263 16.48      
5 Σu 1196 1153 0.02      
6 Πg 649 626 0.00      
6 Πg 649 626 0.00      
7 Πg 310 298 0.00      
7 Πg 310 298 0.00      
8 Πu 555 535 4.46      
8 Πu 555 535 4.46      
9 Πu 123 119 10.45      
9 Πu 123 119 10.45      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6020.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9642) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5805.4 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 B3LYP/6-31+G**
B
0.04445

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31+G**

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.608
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.608
C3 0.000 0.000 1.976
C4 0.000 0.000 -1.976
N5 0.000 0.000 3.143
N6 0.000 0.000 -3.143

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 N5 N6
C11.21691.36722.58422.53493.7518
C21.21692.58421.36723.75182.5349
C31.36722.58423.95141.16765.1191
C42.58421.36723.95145.11911.1676
N52.53493.75181.16765.11916.2867
N63.75182.53495.11911.16766.2867

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

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 1.188     -0.079
2 C 1.188     -0.079
3 C -0.570     0.466
4 C -0.570     0.466
5 N -0.618     -0.386
6 N -0.618     -0.386


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 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -32.088 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -32.088 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -51.517
Traceless
 xyz
x 9.715 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.715 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -19.430
Polar
3z2-r2-38.859
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 3.556 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.556 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 19.509


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 213.699
(<r2>)1/2 14.618