• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.48 no.6
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• pp.568-576
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• 2004

Density functional theory calculations are presented for dicyanoacetylene $N{\equiv}C-C{\equiv}C-C{\equiv}N$ and its geometrical isomers. The structures and harmonic frequencies are computed by the BLYP theory employing the 6-311G^{\ast}$ basis set. A variety of isomers are predicted, and the relative energies are compared to estimate their thermodynamic stability.