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

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/6-311+G(3df,2p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-317.174155
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-317.174155
Nuclear repulsion energy213.988530
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 wB97X-D/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 3053 3053 14.38 77.89 0.10 0.17
2 A1 2421 2421 0.05 158.44 0.04 0.07
3 A1 848 848 4.63 6.64 0.06 0.11
4 A1 579 579 0.75 5.13 0.00 0.00
5 A1 170 170 25.76 1.87 0.65 0.79
6 A2 363 363 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2416 2416 0.35 29.01 0.75 0.86
7 E 2416 2416 0.35 29.04 0.75 0.86
8 E 1297 1297 3.45 2.29 0.75 0.86
8 E 1297 1297 3.49 2.29 0.75 0.86
9 E 1041 1041 18.60 0.95 0.75 0.86
9 E 1041 1041 18.57 0.93 0.75 0.86
10 E 585 585 0.15 1.65 0.75 0.86
10 E 585 585 0.15 1.65 0.75 0.86
11 E 362 362 0.39 2.17 0.75 0.86
11 E 362 362 0.40 2.17 0.75 0.86
12 E 135 135 7.99 3.71 0.75 0.86
12 E 135 135 7.99 3.70 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9552.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9552.8 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 wB97X-D/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
0.09621 0.09621 0.05060

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.501
H2 0.000 0.000 1.596
C3 0.000 1.402 0.055
C4 1.214 -0.701 0.055
C5 -1.214 -0.701 0.055
N6 0.000 2.499 -0.266
N7 2.165 -1.250 -0.266
N8 -2.165 -1.250 -0.266

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09561.47091.47091.47092.61442.61442.6144
H21.09562.08332.08332.08333.11703.11703.1170
C31.47092.08332.42782.42781.14383.43783.4378
C41.47092.08332.42782.42783.43781.14383.4378
C51.47092.08332.42782.42783.43783.43781.1438
N62.61443.11701.14383.43783.43784.32924.3292
N72.61443.11703.43781.14383.43784.32924.3292
N82.61443.11703.43783.43781.14384.32924.3292

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.665 C1 C4 N7 178.665
C1 C5 N8 178.665 H2 C1 C3 107.641
H2 C1 C4 107.641 H2 C1 C5 107.641
C3 C1 C4 111.238 C3 C1 C5 111.238
C4 C1 C5 111.238
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.272      
2 H 0.217      
3 C 0.826      
4 C 0.826      
5 C 0.826      
6 N -0.989      
7 N -0.989      
8 N -0.989      


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 2.806 2.806
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -49.715 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -49.715 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.572
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.072 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.072 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 14.143
Polar
3z2-r228.286
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 9.291 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.289 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.185


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 200.258
(<r2>)1/2 14.151