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

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/aug-cc-pVDZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-316.857239
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-316.857239
Nuclear repulsion energy212.799904
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/aug-cc-pVDZ
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 2935 14.54 86.74 0.09 0.17
2 A1 2404 2312 0.07 170.09 0.04 0.07
3 A1 841 809 4.67 7.68 0.06 0.12
4 A1 576 554 0.40 4.98 0.00 0.00
5 A1 165 158 23.75 1.97 0.67 0.80
6 A2 353 339 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2400 2308 0.52 31.60 0.75 0.86
7 E 2400 2308 0.52 31.59 0.75 0.86
8 E 1267 1218 3.95 2.52 0.75 0.86
8 E 1267 1218 3.95 2.51 0.75 0.86
9 E 1045 1005 16.19 1.06 0.75 0.86
9 E 1045 1005 16.19 1.06 0.75 0.86
10 E 575 552 0.01 1.50 0.75 0.86
10 E 575 552 0.01 1.50 0.75 0.86
11 E 353 339 0.26 2.07 0.75 0.86
11 E 353 339 0.26 2.07 0.75 0.86
12 E 130 125 7.39 3.85 0.75 0.86
12 E 130 125 7.39 3.85 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9465.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9616) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9101.6 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/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.09530 0.09530 0.05012

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/aug-cc-pVDZ

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 1.606
C3 0.000 1.404 0.057
C4 1.215 -0.702 0.057
C5 -1.215 -0.702 0.057
N6 0.000 2.514 -0.268
N7 2.177 -1.257 -0.268
N8 -2.177 -1.257 -0.268

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.10451.47211.47211.47212.62882.62882.6288
H21.10452.09012.09012.09013.13533.13533.1353
C31.47212.09012.43102.43101.15683.45283.4528
C41.47212.09012.43102.43103.45281.15683.4528
C51.47212.09012.43102.43103.45283.45281.1568
N62.62883.13531.15683.45283.45284.35384.3538
N72.62883.13533.45281.15683.45284.35384.3538
N82.62883.13533.45283.45281.15684.35384.3538

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.764 C1 C4 N7 178.764
C1 C5 N8 178.764 H2 C1 C3 107.563
H2 C1 C4 107.563 H2 C1 C5 107.563
C3 C1 C4 111.310 C3 C1 C5 111.310
C4 C1 C5 111.310
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 1.058      
2 H 0.109      
3 C -0.136      
4 C -0.136      
5 C -0.136      
6 N -0.254      
7 N -0.254      
8 N -0.254      


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 2.775 2.775
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -49.773 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -49.773 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.767
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.003 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.003 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 14.006
Polar
3z2-r228.011
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 9.463 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.463 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.201


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 201.971
(<r2>)1/2 14.212