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

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/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 wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-317.107901
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-317.107901
Nuclear repulsion energy212.688985
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/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 3066 2935 12.92 80.45 0.09 0.17
2 A1 2411 2308 0.07 155.03 0.04 0.07
3 A1 842 806 5.31 7.77 0.07 0.12
4 A1 574 550 0.49 5.19 0.00 0.00
5 A1 166 159 24.86 1.97 0.66 0.79
6 A2 350 335 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2407 2304 0.64 29.27 0.75 0.86
7 E 2407 2304 0.64 29.33 0.75 0.86
8 E 1280 1225 4.53 2.43 0.75 0.86
8 E 1279 1225 4.57 2.42 0.75 0.86
9 E 1042 998 19.20 1.18 0.75 0.86
9 E 1042 998 19.18 1.15 0.75 0.86
10 E 576 551 0.06 1.59 0.75 0.86
10 E 576 551 0.06 1.58 0.75 0.86
11 E 351 336 0.36 2.06 0.75 0.86
11 E 351 336 0.37 2.06 0.75 0.86
12 E 131 126 7.80 3.82 0.75 0.86
12 E 131 126 7.80 3.83 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9489.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9573) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9084.6 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 wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.09515 0.09515 0.05006

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.505
H2 0.000 0.000 1.608
C3 0.000 1.406 0.057
C4 1.218 -0.703 0.057
C5 -1.218 -0.703 0.057
N6 0.000 2.514 -0.270
N7 2.177 -1.257 -0.270
N8 -2.177 -1.257 -0.270

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.10241.47621.47621.47622.63082.63082.6308
H21.10242.09352.09352.09353.13763.13763.1376
C31.47622.09352.43602.43601.15483.45563.4556
C41.47622.09352.43602.43603.45561.15483.4556
C51.47622.09352.43602.43603.45563.45561.1548
N62.63083.13761.15483.45563.45564.35454.3545
N72.63083.13763.45561.15483.45564.35454.3545
N82.63083.13763.45563.45561.15484.35454.3545

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.736 C1 C4 N7 178.736
C1 C5 N8 178.736 H2 C1 C3 107.684
H2 C1 C4 107.684 H2 C1 C5 107.684
C3 C1 C4 111.198 C3 C1 C5 111.198
C4 C1 C5 111.198
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 1.104      
2 H 0.089      
3 C -0.239      
4 C -0.239      
5 C -0.239      
6 N -0.159      
7 N -0.159      
8 N -0.159      


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 2.823 2.823
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -49.906 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -49.906 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.715
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.096 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.096 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 14.191
Polar
3z2-r228.382
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 9.436 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.434 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.260


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 202.252
(<r2>)1/2 14.222