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

using model chemistry: HF/LANL2DZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at HF/LANL2DZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-315.221101
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-315.221101
Nuclear repulsion energy213.326177
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 HF/LANL2DZ
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 3266 2939 5.46 93.52 0.13 0.24
2 A1 2562 2305 0.14 115.43 0.04 0.07
3 A1 946 851 21.26 11.18 0.16 0.28
4 A1 628 565 0.26 5.24 0.00 0.00
5 A1 201 181 22.78 3.85 0.70 0.83
6 A2 440 396 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2562 2306 1.68 22.83 0.75 0.86
7 E 2562 2306 1.68 22.83 0.75 0.86
8 E 1452 1306 2.40 4.22 0.75 0.86
8 E 1452 1306 2.40 4.22 0.75 0.86
9 E 1130 1017 57.70 6.21 0.75 0.86
9 E 1130 1017 57.70 6.21 0.75 0.86
10 E 657 591 0.02 5.63 0.75 0.86
10 E 657 591 0.02 5.63 0.75 0.86
11 E 438 395 0.00 7.44 0.75 0.86
11 E 438 395 0.00 7.44 0.75 0.86
12 E 159 143 7.35 7.16 0.75 0.86
12 E 159 143 7.35 7.16 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10419.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8999) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9376.2 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 HF/LANL2DZ
ABC
0.09560 0.09560 0.05029

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/LANL2DZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.506
H2 0.000 0.000 1.590
C3 0.000 1.406 0.057
C4 1.218 -0.703 0.057
C5 -1.218 -0.703 0.057
N6 0.000 2.507 -0.269
N7 2.171 -1.253 -0.269
N8 -2.171 -1.253 -0.269

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.08331.47611.47611.47612.62412.62412.6241
H21.08332.08012.08012.08013.12073.12073.1207
C31.47612.08012.43522.43521.14813.44853.4485
C41.47612.08012.43522.43523.44851.14813.4485
C51.47612.08012.43522.43523.44853.44851.1481
N62.62413.12071.14813.44853.44854.34224.3422
N72.62413.12073.44851.14813.44854.34224.3422
N82.62413.12073.44853.44851.14814.34224.3422

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.730 C1 C4 N7 178.730
C1 C5 N8 178.730 H2 C1 C3 107.735
H2 C1 C4 107.735 H2 C1 C5 107.735
C3 C1 C4 111.150 C3 C1 C5 111.150
C4 C1 C5 111.150
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/LANL2DZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.046      
2 H 0.321      
3 C -0.111      
4 C -0.111      
5 C -0.111      
6 N 0.019      
7 N 0.019      
8 N 0.019      


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 3.082 3.082
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -52.242 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -52.242 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -36.561
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.840 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.840 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 15.681
Polar
3z2-r231.362
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 7.529 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.529 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.334


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 202.571
(<r2>)1/2 14.233