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

using model chemistry: B3LYPultrafine/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 B3LYPultrafine/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-317.228656
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-317.228656
Nuclear repulsion energy212.140541
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 B3LYPultrafine/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 3027 2937 11.15 87.16 0.10 0.18
2 A1 2373 2303 0.08 170.97 0.04 0.07
3 A1 832 808 5.20 7.52 0.07 0.12
4 A1 566 550 0.42 5.34 0.00 0.00
5 A1 164 159 23.97 1.98 0.67 0.80
6 A2 345 335 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2367 2297 0.91 31.71 0.75 0.86
7 E 2367 2297 0.91 31.73 0.75 0.86
8 E 1266 1229 4.36 2.66 0.75 0.86
8 E 1266 1229 4.36 2.66 0.75 0.86
9 E 1023 993 18.90 1.17 0.75 0.86
9 E 1023 993 18.90 1.17 0.75 0.86
10 E 566 550 0.02 1.34 0.75 0.86
10 E 566 550 0.02 1.35 0.75 0.86
11 E 345 335 0.28 2.08 0.75 0.86
11 E 345 335 0.28 2.08 0.75 0.86
12 E 130 126 7.44 3.93 0.75 0.86
12 E 130 126 7.44 3.93 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9351.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9704) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9074.6 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 B3LYPultrafine/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.09463 0.09463 0.04974

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/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 1.605
C3 0.000 1.410 0.055
C4 1.221 -0.705 0.055
C5 -1.221 -0.705 0.055
N6 0.000 2.523 -0.267
N7 2.185 -1.261 -0.267
N8 -2.185 -1.261 -0.267

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.10421.47881.47891.47892.63672.63672.6367
H21.10422.09502.09502.09503.14103.14103.1410
C31.47882.09502.44272.44271.15813.46623.4662
C41.47892.09502.44272.44273.46621.15813.4662
C51.47892.09502.44272.44273.46623.46621.1581
N62.63673.14101.15813.46623.46624.36944.3694
N72.63673.14103.46621.15813.46624.36944.3694
N82.63673.14103.46623.46621.15814.36944.3694

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.644 C1 C4 N7 178.644
C1 C5 N8 178.644 H2 C1 C3 107.511
H2 C1 C4 107.511 H2 C1 C5 107.511
C3 C1 C4 111.358 C3 C1 C5 111.358
C4 C1 C5 111.358
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYPultrafine/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 1.359      
2 H -0.067      
3 C -0.309      
4 C -0.309      
5 C -0.309      
6 N -0.122      
7 N -0.122      
8 N -0.122      


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 -50.262 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -50.262 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -36.036
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.113 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.113 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 14.225
Polar
3z2-r228.451
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 9.581 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.581 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.267


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 203.500
(<r2>)1/2 14.265