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

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-311+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 B1B95/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-317.172810
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-317.172810
Nuclear repulsion energy214.337818
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 B1B95/6-311+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 3043 3043 14.87 82.17 0.10 0.18
2 A1 2416 2416 0.05 166.18 0.04 0.07
3 A1 845 845 4.10 7.01 0.06 0.11
4 A1 578 578 0.67 4.88 0.00 0.00
5 A1 169 169 24.85 1.89 0.67 0.80
6 A2 364 364 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2410 2410 0.36 30.45 0.75 0.86
7 E 2410 2410 0.36 30.46 0.75 0.86
8 E 1283 1283 3.31 2.40 0.75 0.86
8 E 1283 1283 3.31 2.40 0.75 0.86
9 E 1042 1042 15.99 1.00 0.75 0.86
9 E 1042 1042 15.99 1.00 0.75 0.86
10 E 581 581 0.07 1.47 0.75 0.86
10 E 581 581 0.07 1.47 0.75 0.86
11 E 362 362 0.31 2.15 0.75 0.86
11 E 362 362 0.31 2.15 0.75 0.86
12 E 133 133 7.65 3.72 0.75 0.86
12 E 133 133 7.65 3.73 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9518.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9518.8 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 B1B95/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
0.09656 0.09656 0.05076

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.496
H2 0.000 0.000 1.591
C3 0.000 1.397 0.054
C4 1.210 -0.699 0.054
C5 -1.210 -0.699 0.054
N6 0.000 2.496 -0.264
N7 2.162 -1.248 -0.264
N8 -2.162 -1.248 -0.264

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09501.46571.46571.46572.60972.60972.6097
H21.09502.07722.07722.07723.11043.11043.1104
C31.46572.07722.42052.42051.14423.43153.4315
C41.46572.07722.42052.42053.43151.14423.4315
C51.46572.07722.42052.42053.43153.43151.1442
N62.60973.11041.14423.43153.43154.32404.3240
N72.60973.11043.43151.14423.43154.32404.3240
N82.60973.11043.43153.43151.14424.32404.3240

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.614 C1 C4 N7 178.614
C1 C5 N8 178.614 H2 C1 C3 107.548
H2 C1 C4 107.548 H2 C1 C5 107.548
C3 C1 C4 111.324 C3 C1 C5 111.324
C4 C1 C5 111.324
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.106      
2 H 0.236      
3 C 0.899      
4 C 0.899      
5 C 0.899      
6 N -1.013      
7 N -1.013      
8 N -1.013      


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 2.749 2.749
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -49.480 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -49.480 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.527
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.977 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.977 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.953
Polar
3z2-r227.907
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 9.302 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.302 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.106


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 199.555
(<r2>)1/2 14.126