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Experimental data for C4H4N2 (Succinonitrile)

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Other names
1,4-Butanedinitrile; 1,2-Dicyanoethane; Butanedinitrile; Deprelin; Dician; Dinile; Disuxyl; Ethane, 1,2-dicyano-; Ethylene cyanide; Ethylene dicyanide; Evanex; NCCH2CH2CN; s-Dicyanoethane; Succinic acid dinitrile; Succinic acid nitrile; Succinic dinitrile; Succinil; Succinodinitrile; Succinonitrile; Sukcinonitril; Suxil; sym-Dicyanoethane; USAF a-9442;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/C4H4N2/c5-3-1-2-4-6/h1-2H2 IAHFWCOBPZCAEA-UHFFFAOYSA-N N#CCCC#N Succinonitrile
State Conformation
1Ag C2H
Enthalpy of formation (Hfg), Entropy, Integrated heat capacity (0 K to 298.15 K) (HH), Heat Capacity (Cp)
Property Value Uncertainty units Reference Comment
Hfg(298.15K) enthalpy of formation 209.66 0.88 kJ mol-1 webbook
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation   0.88 kJ mol-1 webbook
Entropy (298.15K) entropy     J K-1 mol-1  
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity     kJ mol-1  
Information can also be found for this species in the NIST Chemistry Webbook
Vibrational levels (cm-1) vibrations
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency Intensity Comment Description
Fundamental(cm-1) Harmonic(cm-1) Reference (km mol-1) unc. Reference
1 Ag 2947   1957Fit/Jan:49       renumbered from paper
2 Ag 2254   1957Fit/Jan:49      
3 Ag 1422   1957Fit/Jan:49      
4 Ag 1328   1957Fit/Jan:49      
5 Ag 1023   1957Fit/Jan:49      
6 Ag 809   1957Fit/Jan:49      
7 Ag 508   1957Fit/Jan:49      
8 Ag 187   1957Fit/Jan:49      
9 Au 2985   1957Fit/Jan:49      
10 Au 1197   1957Fit/Jan:49      
11 Au 760   1957Fit/Jan:49      
12 Au 357   1957Fit/Jan:49       from gauche form
13 Au            
14 Bg 2982   1957Fit/Jan:49      
15 Bg 1226   1957Fit/Jan:49      
16 Bg 951   1957Fit/Jan:49      
17 Bg 387   1957Fit/Jan:49      
18 Bu 2965   1957Fit/Jan:49      
19 Bu 2255   1957Fit/Jan:49      
20 Bu 1425   1957Fit/Jan:49      
21 Bu 1270   1957Fit/Jan:49      
22 Bu 917   1957Fit/Jan:49      
23 Bu 526   1957Fit/Jan:49      
24 Bu            

vibrational zero-point energy: 15340.5 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for C4H4N2 (Succinonitrile).
Gas-phase IR spectra can be found in the NIST Chemistry Webbook here.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
       

Calculated rotational constants for C4H4N2 (Succinonitrile).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
amu3Å6   0gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of Succinonitrile

Point Group C2h


Internal coordinates
distances (r) in Å, angles (a) in degrees, dihedrals (d) in degrees
Description Value unc. Connectivity Reference Comment
Atom 1 Atom 2 Atom 3 Atom 4
rCC 1.561   1 2 1987Kuchitsu(II/15) middle CC bond
rCC 1.465   1 3 1987Kuchitsu(II/15) end CC bond
rCN 1.161   3 6 1987Kuchitsu(II/15)
rCH 1.092   1 7 1987Kuchitsu(II/15)
aCCC 110.4 2 1 3 1987Kuchitsu(II/15)
aHCC 107.9 2 1 7 1987Kuchitsu(II/15)
aCCN 180 1 3 6 1987Kuchitsu(II/15)

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.0000 0.7805 0.0000
C2 0.0000 -0.7805 0.0000
C3 1.3731 1.2912 0.0000
C4 -1.3731 -1.2912 0.0000
N5 -2.4613 -1.6959 0.0000
N6 2.4613 1.6959 0.0000
H7 -0.4829 1.1161 0.9201
H8 -0.4829 1.1161 -0.9201
H9 0.4829 -1.1161 0.9201
H10 0.4829 -1.1161 -0.9201

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  C1 C2 C3 C4 N5 N6 H7 H8 H9 H10
C1   1.56101.46502.48543.49152.62601.09201.09202.16262.1626
C2 1.5610   2.48541.46502.62603.49152.16262.16261.09201.0920
C3 1.46502.4854   3.76964.86061.16102.07902.07902.72662.7266
C4 2.48541.46503.7696   1.16104.86062.72662.72662.07902.0790
N5 3.49152.62604.86061.1610   5.97793.55923.55923.13863.1386
N6 2.62603.49151.16104.86065.9779   3.13863.13863.55923.5592
H7 1.09202.16262.07902.72663.55923.1386   1.84022.43223.0500
H8 1.09202.16262.07902.72663.55923.13861.8402   3.05002.4322
H9 2.16261.09202.72662.07903.13863.55922.43223.0500   1.8402
H10 2.16261.09202.72662.07903.13863.55923.05002.43221.8402  

Calculated geometries for C4H4N2 (Succinonitrile).

Experimental Bond Angles (degrees) from cartesians bond angles

atom1 atom2 atom3 angle         atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 110.400 C1 C2 H9 107.900
C1 C2 H10 107.900 C1 C3 N6 180.000
C2 C1 C3 110.400 C2 C1 H7 107.900
C2 C1 H8 107.900 C2 C4 N5 180.000
C3 C1 H7 107.900 C3 C1 H8 107.900
C4 C2 H9 107.900 C4 C2 H10 107.900
H7 C1 H8 114.830 H9 C2 H10 114.830

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
H-C 4
C-C 3
C#N 2

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 C2
C1 C3
C1 H7
C1 H8
C2 C4
C2 H9
C2 H10
C3 N6
C4 N5
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 1   1Ag

Ionization Energies (eV)
Ionization Energy I.E. unc. vertical I.E. v.I.E. unc. reference
12.100 0.250     webbook
Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Electric dipole moment dipole
State Config State description Conf description Exp. min. Dipole (Debye) Reference comment Point Group Components
x y z total dipole quadrupole
1 1 1Ag C2h True           C2h 0 3
1 2 1A C2           C2 1 3
Experimental dipole measurement abbreviations: MW microwave; DT Dielectric with Temperature variation; DR Indirect (usually an upper limit); MB Molecular beam
Calculated electric dipole moments for C4H4N2 (Succinonitrile).
Electric quadrupole moment quadrupole
State Config State description Conf description Exp. min. Quadrupole (D Å) Reference comment Point Group Components
xx yy zz dipole quadrupole
1 1 1Ag C2h True       C2h 0 3
1 2 1A C2       C2 1 3

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for C4H4N2 (Succinonitrile).

References
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squib reference DOI
1957Fit/Jan:49 Fitzgerald and Janz. Vibrational Spectra and Molecular Structure of 1,2-Dicyanoethane. J. Mol. Spec. Vol. 1. pgs. 49-60. 10.1016/0022-2852(57)90009-7
1987Kuchitsu(II/15) Kuchitsu (ed.), Landolt-Bornstein: Group II: Atomic and Molecular Physics Volume 15: Structure Data of Free Polyatomic Molecules. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1987.  
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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