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

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/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 PBE1PBE/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-316.918402
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-316.918402
Nuclear repulsion energy214.025686
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 PBE1PBE/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 3034 3034 15.77 82.45 0.09 0.17
2 A1 2410 2410 0.07 170.39 0.04 0.07
3 A1 846 846 4.07 6.88 0.06 0.12
4 A1 580 580 0.64 4.91 0.00 0.00
5 A1 169 169 24.82 1.89 0.67 0.80
6 A2 364 364 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2405 2405 0.43 31.07 0.75 0.86
7 E 2405 2405 0.43 31.03 0.75 0.86
8 E 1282 1282 3.09 2.40 0.75 0.86
8 E 1282 1282 3.09 2.39 0.75 0.86
9 E 1043 1043 15.75 0.95 0.75 0.86
9 E 1043 1043 15.75 0.95 0.75 0.86
10 E 583 583 0.06 1.57 0.75 0.86
10 E 583 583 0.06 1.59 0.75 0.86
11 E 363 363 0.30 2.15 0.75 0.86
11 E 363 363 0.30 2.14 0.75 0.86
12 E 134 134 7.65 3.70 0.75 0.86
12 E 134 134 7.65 3.71 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9511.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9511.1 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 PBE1PBE/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
0.09631 0.09631 0.05063

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/6-311+G(3df,2p)

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 1.596
C3 0.000 1.399 0.055
C4 1.211 -0.699 0.055
C5 -1.211 -0.699 0.055
N6 0.000 2.500 -0.265
N7 2.165 -1.250 -0.265
N8 -2.165 -1.250 -0.265

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09871.46721.46721.46722.61342.61342.6134
H21.09872.08132.08132.08133.11663.11663.1166
C31.46722.08132.42292.42291.14643.43573.4357
C41.46722.08132.42292.42293.43571.14653.4357
C51.46722.08132.42292.42293.43573.43571.1465
N62.61343.11661.14643.43573.43574.32954.3295
N72.61343.11663.43571.14653.43574.32954.3295
N82.61343.11663.43573.43571.14654.32954.3295

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.681 C1 C4 N7 178.681
C1 C5 N8 178.681 H2 C1 C3 107.550
H2 C1 C4 107.550 H2 C1 C5 107.550
C3 C1 C4 111.322 C3 C1 C5 111.322
C4 C1 C5 111.322
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.113      
2 H 0.198      
3 C 0.976      
4 C 0.976      
5 C 0.976      
6 N -1.080      
7 N -1.080      
8 N -1.080      


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 2.772 2.772
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -49.661 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -49.661 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.650
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.006 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.006 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 14.012
Polar
3z2-r228.024
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 9.347 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.347 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.151


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 200.101
(<r2>)1/2 14.146