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

using model chemistry: B1B95/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 B1B95/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-317.113233
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-317.113233
Nuclear repulsion energy213.123573
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/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 3062 2933 13.92 86.13 0.09 0.17
2 A1 2410 2309 0.06 165.95 0.04 0.08
3 A1 840 805 4.68 7.71 0.06 0.11
4 A1 575 550 0.42 4.91 0.00 0.00
5 A1 164 158 23.80 1.96 0.67 0.80
6 A2 352 337 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2406 2305 0.47 31.09 0.75 0.86
7 E 2406 2305 0.47 31.08 0.75 0.86
8 E 1267 1214 4.22 2.54 0.75 0.86
8 E 1267 1214 4.22 2.54 0.75 0.86
9 E 1045 1001 16.37 1.11 0.75 0.86
9 E 1045 1001 16.37 1.11 0.75 0.86
10 E 573 549 0.02 1.41 0.75 0.86
10 E 573 549 0.02 1.42 0.75 0.86
11 E 352 337 0.28 2.05 0.75 0.86
11 E 352 337 0.28 2.05 0.75 0.86
12 E 130 125 7.41 3.86 0.75 0.86
12 E 130 125 7.41 3.85 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9475.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9579) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9076.5 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/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.09557 0.09557 0.05026

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.500
H2 0.000 0.000 1.601
C3 0.000 1.402 0.057
C4 1.214 -0.701 0.057
C5 -1.214 -0.701 0.057
N6 0.000 2.510 -0.268
N7 2.174 -1.255 -0.268
N8 -2.174 -1.255 -0.268

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.10131.47041.47041.47042.62482.62482.6248
H21.10132.08612.08612.08613.12953.12953.1295
C31.47042.08612.42812.42811.15463.44813.4481
C41.47042.08612.42812.42813.44811.15463.4481
C51.47042.08612.42812.42813.44813.44811.1546
N62.62483.12951.15463.44813.44814.34754.3475
N72.62483.12953.44811.15463.44814.34754.3475
N82.62483.12953.44813.44811.15464.34754.3475

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.747 C1 C4 N7 178.747
C1 C5 N8 178.747 H2 C1 C3 107.559
H2 C1 C4 107.559 H2 C1 C5 107.559
C3 C1 C4 111.314 C3 C1 C5 111.314
C4 C1 C5 111.314
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 1.102      
2 H 0.055      
3 C -0.194      
4 C -0.194      
5 C -0.194      
6 N -0.192      
7 N -0.192      
8 N -0.192      


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 2.759 2.759
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -49.609 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -49.609 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.650
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.979 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.979 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.958
Polar
3z2-r227.917
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 9.414 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.414 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.160


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 201.385
(<r2>)1/2 14.191