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

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-317.233836
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-317.233836
Nuclear repulsion energy211.745023
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 BLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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 2919 2903 9.09 89.07 0.10 0.18
2 A1 2280 2268 0.19 185.47 0.04 0.08
3 A1 808 803 4.70 6.83 0.06 0.12
4 A1 550 547 0.33 6.19 0.00 0.01
5 A1 162 161 22.75 2.01 0.67 0.80
6 A2 340 338 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2270 2258 1.73 34.25 0.75 0.86
7 E 2270 2258 1.73 34.24 0.75 0.86
8 E 1244 1237 3.02 2.86 0.75 0.86
8 E 1244 1237 3.03 2.86 0.75 0.86
9 E 974 969 16.47 1.04 0.75 0.86
9 E 974 969 16.48 1.04 0.75 0.86
10 E 552 549 0.00 1.15 0.75 0.86
10 E 552 549 0.00 1.15 0.75 0.86
11 E 338 336 0.16 2.14 0.75 0.86
11 E 338 336 0.16 2.14 0.75 0.86
12 E 129 128 6.91 4.05 0.75 0.86
12 E 129 128 6.91 4.04 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9035.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9945) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8985.9 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 BLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
0.09423 0.09423 0.04949

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.498
H2 0.000 0.000 1.602
C3 0.000 1.414 0.054
C4 1.225 -0.707 0.054
C5 -1.225 -0.707 0.054
N6 0.000 2.529 -0.265
N7 2.190 -1.264 -0.265
N8 -2.190 -1.264 -0.265

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.10451.48211.48211.48212.64122.64122.6412
H21.10452.09672.09672.09673.14353.14353.1435
C31.48212.09672.44962.44961.15933.47453.4745
C41.48212.09672.44962.44963.47451.15933.4745
C51.48212.09672.44962.44963.47453.47451.1593
N62.64123.14351.15933.47453.47454.37974.3797
N72.64123.14353.47451.15933.47454.37974.3797
N82.64123.14353.47453.47451.15934.37974.3797

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.599 C1 C4 N7 178.599
C1 C5 N8 178.599 H2 C1 C3 107.406
H2 C1 C4 107.406 H2 C1 C5 107.406
C3 C1 C4 111.455 C3 C1 C5 111.455
C4 C1 C5 111.455
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.261      
2 H 0.234      
3 C 0.731      
4 C 0.731      
5 C 0.731      
6 N -0.896      
7 N -0.896      
8 N -0.896      


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 2.690 2.690
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -50.292 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -50.292 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -36.192
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.050 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.050 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 14.100
Polar
3z2-r228.201
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 9.953 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.953 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.435


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 204.334
(<r2>)1/2 14.295