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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/TZVP

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-317.298864
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-317.298864
Nuclear repulsion energy213.348980
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/TZVP
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 3019 2915 12.11 89.32 0.11 0.20
2 A1 2394 2311 0.04 143.85 0.04 0.09
3 A1 843 814 6.04 5.61 0.13 0.23
4 A1 575 555 0.39 3.61 0.00 0.00
5 A1 170 164 22.65 2.93 0.72 0.84
6 A2 361 349 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2386 2303 0.76 32.48 0.75 0.86
7 E 2386 2303 0.76 32.48 0.75 0.86
8 E 1296 1251 2.55 3.21 0.75 0.86
8 E 1296 1251 2.55 3.22 0.75 0.86
9 E 1026 991 21.28 1.44 0.75 0.86
9 E 1026 991 21.28 1.44 0.75 0.86
10 E 582 561 0.01 2.84 0.75 0.86
10 E 582 561 0.01 2.85 0.75 0.86
11 E 360 348 0.17 3.82 0.75 0.86
11 E 360 348 0.17 3.82 0.75 0.86
12 E 135 130 7.25 5.47 0.75 0.86
12 E 135 130 7.25 5.47 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9466.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9654) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9138.6 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/TZVP
ABC
0.09564 0.09564 0.05026

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/TZVP

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.497
H2 0.000 0.000 1.595
C3 0.000 1.405 0.056
C4 1.217 -0.703 0.056
C5 -1.217 -0.703 0.056
N6 0.000 2.508 -0.266
N7 2.172 -1.254 -0.266
N8 -2.172 -1.254 -0.266

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09801.47321.47321.47322.62162.62162.6216
H21.09802.08462.08462.08463.12303.12303.1230
C31.47322.08462.43422.43421.14863.44883.4488
C41.47322.08462.43422.43423.44881.14863.4488
C51.47322.08462.43422.43423.44883.44881.1486
N62.62163.12301.14863.44883.44884.34434.3443
N72.62163.12303.44881.14863.44884.34434.3443
N82.62163.12303.44883.44881.14864.34434.3443

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.790 C1 C4 N7 178.790
C1 C5 N8 178.790 H2 C1 C3 107.443
H2 C1 C4 107.443 H2 C1 C5 107.443
C3 C1 C4 111.421 C3 C1 C5 111.421
C4 C1 C5 111.421
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.050      
2 H 0.248      
3 C -0.012      
4 C -0.012      
5 C -0.012      
6 N -0.054      
7 N -0.054      
8 N -0.054      


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 2.776 2.776
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -50.110 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -50.110 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.890
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.110 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.110 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 14.220
Polar
3z2-r228.440
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 8.704 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.704 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.300


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 201.567
(<r2>)1/2 14.197