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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/aug-cc-pVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-316.957558
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-316.607763
Nuclear repulsion energy211.458190
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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/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 3063 2947 10.63 85.61 0.10 0.18
2 A1 2287 2201 0.52 139.62 0.04 0.07
3 A1 834 803 6.10 8.59 0.06 0.12
4 A1 566 544 0.23 5.52 0.00 0.00
5 A1 162 156 23.18 1.98 0.67 0.80
6 A2 339 326 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2286 2200 5.24 25.88 0.75 0.86
7 E 2286 2200 5.24 25.88 0.75 0.86
8 E 1275 1227 4.21 2.55 0.75 0.86
8 E 1275 1227 4.21 2.55 0.75 0.86
9 E 1029 990 17.45 1.48 0.75 0.86
9 E 1029 990 17.45 1.48 0.75 0.86
10 E 563 542 0.00 1.29 0.75 0.86
10 E 563 542 0.00 1.29 0.75 0.86
11 E 338 326 0.28 1.99 0.75 0.86
11 E 338 326 0.28 1.99 0.75 0.86
12 E 129 124 7.33 3.90 0.75 0.86
12 E 129 124 7.33 3.90 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9245.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9623) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8897.3 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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.09418 0.09418 0.04959

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.511
H2 0.000 0.000 1.613
C3 0.000 1.409 0.060
C4 1.220 -0.704 0.060
C5 -1.220 -0.704 0.060
N6 0.000 2.528 -0.274
N7 2.189 -1.264 -0.274
N8 -2.189 -1.264 -0.274

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.10261.47941.47941.47942.64712.64712.6471
H21.10262.09742.09742.09743.15483.15483.1548
C31.47942.09742.44032.44031.16793.47133.4713
C41.47942.09742.44032.44033.47131.16793.4713
C51.47942.09742.44032.44033.47133.47131.1679
N62.64713.15481.16793.47133.47134.37894.3789
N72.64713.15483.47131.16793.47134.37894.3789
N82.64713.15483.47133.47131.16794.37894.3789

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.842 C1 C4 N7 178.842
C1 C5 N8 178.842 H2 C1 C3 107.752
H2 C1 C4 107.752 H2 C1 C5 107.752
C3 C1 C4 111.134 C3 C1 C5 111.134
C4 C1 C5 111.134
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability