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All results from a given calculation for CH(CN)3 (tricyanomethane)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/SDD

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/SDD
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-316.997891
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-316.997891
Nuclear repulsion energy211.065300
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 wB97X-D/SDD
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 3103 3103 5.70 96.13 0.12 0.21
2 A1 2353 2353 0.04 111.23 0.05 0.09
3 A1 865 865 16.60 9.83 0.13 0.24
4 A1 584 584 0.05 4.82 0.00 0.00
5 A1 176 176 16.74 3.53 0.71 0.83
6 A2 386 386 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2353 2353 0.23 26.93 0.75 0.86
7 E 2353 2353 0.23 26.90 0.75 0.86
8 E 1328 1328 0.44 4.13 0.75 0.86
8 E 1328 1328 0.44 4.13 0.75 0.86
9 E 1055 1055 35.59 4.08 0.75 0.86
9 E 1055 1055 35.58 4.09 0.75 0.86
10 E 593 593 0.38 3.96 0.75 0.86
10 E 593 593 0.38 3.96 0.75 0.86
11 E 383 383 0.12 5.82 0.75 0.86
11 E 383 383 0.12 5.82 0.75 0.86
12 E 140 140 5.62 6.62 0.75 0.86
12 E 140 140 5.62 6.62 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9584.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9584.9 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 wB97X-D/SDD
ABC
0.09385 0.09385 0.04941

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/SDD

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.512
H2 0.000 0.000 1.610
C3 0.000 1.410 0.061
C4 1.221 -0.705 0.061
C5 -1.221 -0.705 0.061
N6 0.000 2.533 -0.275
N7 2.194 -1.267 -0.275
N8 -2.194 -1.267 -0.275

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09771.48071.48071.48072.65252.65252.6525
H21.09772.09482.09482.09483.15723.15723.1572
C31.48072.09482.44272.44271.17193.47723.4772
C41.48072.09482.44272.44273.47721.17193.4772
C51.48072.09482.44272.44273.47723.47721.1719
N62.65253.15721.17193.47723.47724.38764.3876
N72.65253.15723.47721.17193.47724.38764.3876
N82.65253.15723.47723.47721.17194.38764.3876

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.890 C1 C4 N7 178.890
C1 C5 N8 178.890 H2 C1 C3 107.742
H2 C1 C4 107.742 H2 C1 C5 107.742
C3 C1 C4 111.144 C3 C1 C5 111.144
C4 C1 C5 111.144
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/SDD Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.105      
2 H 0.334      
3 C -0.123      
4 C -0.123      
5 C -0.123      
6 N 0.047      
7 N 0.047      
8 N 0.047      


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 2.925 2.925
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -50.265 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -50.265 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.608
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.329 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.329 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 14.657
Polar
3z2-r229.314
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 7.895 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.893 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.535


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 204.714
(<r2>)1/2 14.308