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

using model chemistry: HSEh1PBE/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 HSEh1PBE/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-316.884725
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-316.884725
Nuclear repulsion energy212.821815
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 HSEh1PBE/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 3049 2934 13.85 87.68 0.09 0.17
2 A1 2402 2312 0.07 171.58 0.04 0.07
3 A1 841 809 4.66 7.69 0.06 0.12
4 A1 576 554 0.41 5.05 0.00 0.00
5 A1 165 158 23.79 1.98 0.67 0.80
6 A2 353 339 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2398 2308 0.50 31.65 0.75 0.86
7 E 2398 2308 0.50 31.64 0.75 0.86
8 E 1267 1219 3.94 2.54 0.75 0.86
8 E 1267 1219 3.94 2.54 0.75 0.86
9 E 1044 1005 16.21 1.08 0.75 0.86
9 E 1044 1005 16.21 1.08 0.75 0.86
10 E 574 553 0.01 1.49 0.75 0.86
10 E 574 553 0.01 1.49 0.75 0.86
11 E 353 340 0.27 2.06 0.75 0.86
11 E 353 340 0.27 2.06 0.75 0.86
12 E 130 125 7.40 3.84 0.75 0.86
12 E 130 125 7.40 3.84 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9458.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9622) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9101.3 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 HSEh1PBE/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.09531 0.09531 0.05013

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HSEh1PBE/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 1.605
C3 0.000 1.404 0.057
C4 1.215 -0.702 0.057
C5 -1.215 -0.702 0.057
N6 0.000 2.513 -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
C11.10441.47211.47211.47212.62852.62852.6285
H21.10442.09002.09002.09003.13503.13503.1350
C31.47212.09002.43102.43101.15653.45263.4526
C41.47212.09002.43102.43103.45261.15653.4526
C51.47212.09002.43102.43103.45263.45261.1565
N62.62853.13501.15653.45263.45264.35334.3533
N72.62853.13503.45261.15653.45264.35334.3533
N82.62853.13503.45263.45261.15654.35334.3533

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.773 C1 C4 N7 178.773
C1 C5 N8 178.773 H2 C1 C3 107.561
H2 C1 C4 107.561 H2 C1 C5 107.561
C3 C1 C4 111.312 C3 C1 C5 111.312
C4 C1 C5 111.312
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HSEh1PBE/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 1.100      
2 H 0.093      
3 C -0.167      
4 C -0.167      
5 C -0.167      
6 N -0.230      
7 N -0.230      
8 N -0.230      


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 2.774 2.774
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -49.779 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -49.779 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.766
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.007 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.007 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 14.013
Polar
3z2-r228.027
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 9.474 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.474 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.209


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 201.942
(<r2>)1/2 14.211