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

using model chemistry: CBS-Q

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at CBS-Q
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-316.727011
Energy at 298.15K-316.719611
HF Energy-315.347893
Nuclear repulsion energy214.553261
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 CBS-Q
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3246 3246 9.39 75.87 0.18 0.31
2 A1 2654 2654 0.20 94.34 0.06 0.12
3 A1 922 922 6.58 7.28 0.17 0.29
4 A1 617 617 1.91 3.14 0.01 0.02
5 A1 189 189 29.48 2.98 0.71 0.83
6 A2 404 404 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2651 2651 0.86 30.49 0.75 0.86
7 E 2651 2651 0.86 30.49 0.75 0.86
8 E 1428 1428 6.75 2.85 0.75 0.86
8 E 1428 1428 6.75 2.85 0.75 0.86
9 E 1115 1115 33.88 3.21 0.75 0.86
9 E 1115 1115 33.88 3.21 0.75 0.86
10 E 638 638 0.85 4.26 0.75 0.86
10 E 638 638 0.85 4.26 0.75 0.86
11 E 404 404 0.90 5.04 0.75 0.86
11 E 404 404 0.90 5.04 0.75 0.86
12 E 149 149 9.40 5.54 0.75 0.86
12 E 149 149 9.40 5.54 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10401.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10401.1 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 CBS-Q
ABC
0.09379 0.09379 0.04951

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CBS-Q

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.505
H2 0.000 0.000 1.593
C3 0.000 1.407 0.053
C4 1.218 -0.703 0.053
C5 -1.218 -0.703 0.053
N6 0.000 2.492 -0.266
N7 2.158 -1.246 -0.266
N8 -2.158 -1.246 -0.266

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.08731.47751.47751.47752.60852.60852.6085
H21.08732.08522.08522.08523.10873.10873.1087
C31.47752.08522.43652.43651.13123.43453.4345
C41.47752.08522.43652.43653.43451.13123.4345
C51.47752.08522.43652.43653.43453.43451.1312
N62.60853.10871.13123.43453.43454.31604.3160
N72.60853.10873.43451.13123.43454.31604.3160
N82.60853.10873.43453.43451.13124.31604.3160

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.600 C1 C4 N7 178.600
C1 C5 N8 178.600 H2 C1 C3 107.808
H2 C1 C4 107.808 H2 C1 C5 107.808
C3 C1 C4 111.082 C3 C1 C5 111.082
C4 C1 C5 111.082
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability