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Experimental data for C2N2 (Cyanogen)

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Other names
Carbon nitride; Carbon nitride (C2N2); Cyanogen; Cyanogen (C2N2); Cyanogen gas; Cyanogene; Dicyan; Dicyanogen; Ethanedinitrile; NCCN; Nitriloacetonitrile; Oxalic acid dinitrile; Oxalic nitrile; Oxalonitrile; Oxalyl cyanide; Prussite;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/C2N2/c3-1-2-4 JMANVNJQNLATNU-UHFFFAOYSA-N N#CC#N Cyanogen
State Conformation
1Σg D*H
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 309.10 0.80 kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation 307.15 0.80 kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 242.20   J K-1 mol-1 Gurvich
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity 12.72   kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 57.08   J K-1 mol-1 Gurvich
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 Σg 2330   VEEL5      
2 Σg 846   VEEL5      
3 Σu 2158   VEEL5      
4 Πg 503   VEEL5      
5 Πu 234   VEEL5      

vibrational zero-point energy: 3404.0 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for C2N2 (Cyanogen).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
  0.15710   1966Herzberg

Calculated rotational constants for C2N2 (Cyanogen).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
107.3051amu Å2   1.781871E-38gm cm2
Geometric Data
picture of Cyanogen

Point Group D∞h


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 1.389   1 2 1966Herzberg
rCN 1.154   1 3 1966Herzberg
aCCN 180 2 1 3 1966Herzberg

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.0000 0.0000 0.6950
C2 0.0000 0.0000 -0.6950
N3 0.0000 0.0000 1.8450
N4 0.0000 0.0000 -1.8450

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  C1 C2 N3 N4
C1   1.39001.15002.5400
C2 1.3900   2.54001.1500
N3 1.15002.5400   3.6900
N4 2.54001.15003.6900  

Calculated geometries for C2N2 (Cyanogen).

Experimental Bond Angles (degrees) from cartesians bond angles

atom1 atom2 atom3 angle         atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 N4 180.000 C2 C1 N3 180.000

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
C-C 1
C#N 2

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 C2
C1 N3
C2 N4
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 1   1Σg
33289.9 3 1966Herzberg

Ionization Energies (eV)
Ionization Energy I.E. unc. vertical I.E. v.I.E. unc. reference
13.370 0.010 13.510   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 1Σg D∞h True       0.000 NSRDS-NBS10   D∞h 0 1
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 C2N2 (Cyanogen).
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 1Σg D∞h True       D∞h 0 1

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for C2N2 (Cyanogen).
Electric dipole polarizability (Å3) polarizability
alpha unc. Reference
5.015   1951LB1.3:509

Calculated electric dipole polarizability for C2N2 (Cyanogen).

References
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squib reference DOI
1951LB1.3:509 Landolt-Bornstein Vol 1 part 3 p509 (1951)  
1966Herzberg Herzberg, G., Electronic spectra and electronic structure of polyatomic molecules,Van Nostrand,New York, 1966  
Gurvich Gurvich, L.V.; Veyts, I. V.; Alcock, C. B., Thermodynamic Properties of Individual Substances, Fouth Edition, Hemisphere Pub. Co., New York, 1989  
NSRDS-NBS10 R. D. Nelson Jr., D. R. Lide, A. A. Maryott "Selected Values of electric dipole moments for molecules in the gas phase" NSRDS-NBS10, 1967 10.6028/NBS.NSRDS.10
VEEL5 M.E. Jacox, Vibrational and Electronic Energy Levels of Polyatomic Transient Molecules, J. Phys. Chem.Ref. Data, Monograph 3 (1994) (updated data in NIST Chemistry Webbook - http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry/  
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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