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

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/CEP-121G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-52.839328
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-52.839328
Nuclear repulsion energy101.837803
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/CEP-121G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at wB97X-D/CEP-121G*
ABC
0.09447 0.09447 0.04979

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/CEP-121G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.519
H2 0.000 0.000 1.616
C3 0.000 1.413 0.059
C4 1.224 -0.707 0.059
C5 -1.224 -0.707 0.059
N6 0.000 2.520 -0.276
N7 2.182 -1.260 -0.276
N8 -2.182 -1.260 -0.276

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09711.48661.48661.48662.64192.64192.6419
H21.09712.10332.10332.10333.15073.15073.1507
C31.48662.10332.44812.44811.15553.46683.4668
C41.48662.10332.44812.44813.46681.15553.4668
C51.48662.10332.44812.44813.46683.46681.1555
N62.64193.15071.15553.46683.46684.36394.3639
N72.64193.15073.46681.15553.46684.36394.3639
N82.64193.15073.46683.46681.15554.36394.3639

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.766 C1 C4 N7 178.766
C1 C5 N8 178.766 H2 C1 C3 108.049
H2 C1 C4 108.049 H2 C1 C5 108.049
C3 C1 C4 110.856 C3 C1 C5 110.856
C4 C1 C5 110.856
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/CEP-121G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.206      
2 H 0.302      
3 C -0.220      
4 C -0.220      
5 C -0.220      
6 N 0.050      
7 N 0.050      
8 N 0.050      


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 2.878 2.878
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -48.981 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -48.981 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.119
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.931 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.931 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.862
Polar
3z2-r227.724
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 0.000 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.000


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 151.770
(<r2>)1/2 12.319