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

using model chemistry: B97D3/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 B97D3/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-317.023479
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-317.023479
Nuclear repulsion energy211.226516
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 B97D3/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 2970 2970 6.77 94.73 0.10 0.17
2 A1 2294 2294 0.29 186.58 0.04 0.08
3 A1 810 810 5.44 8.49 0.06 0.11
4 A1 553 553 0.13 6.38 0.00 0.01
5 A1 155 155 21.25 2.11 0.67 0.80
6 A2 330 330 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2287 2287 1.75 34.43 0.75 0.86
7 E 2287 2287 1.75 34.46 0.75 0.86
8 E 1228 1228 3.81 2.95 0.75 0.86
8 E 1228 1228 3.81 2.96 0.75 0.86
9 E 993 993 15.47 1.25 0.75 0.86
9 E 993 993 15.47 1.25 0.75 0.86
10 E 549 549 0.04 1.14 0.75 0.86
10 E 549 549 0.04 1.14 0.75 0.86
11 E 330 330 0.13 1.93 0.75 0.86
11 E 330 330 0.13 1.94 0.75 0.86
12 E 123 123 6.54 4.14 0.75 0.86
12 E 123 123 6.54 4.13 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9066.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9066.0 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 B97D3/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.09395 0.09395 0.04946

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.510
H2 0.000 0.000 1.618
C3 0.000 1.412 0.060
C4 1.223 -0.706 0.060
C5 -1.223 -0.706 0.060
N6 0.000 2.531 -0.274
N7 2.192 -1.265 -0.274
N8 -2.192 -1.265 -0.274

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.10811.48181.48181.48182.64942.64942.6494
H21.10812.10242.10242.10243.15973.15973.1597
C31.48182.10242.44552.44551.16773.47623.4762
C41.48182.10242.44552.44553.47621.16773.4762
C51.48182.10242.44552.44553.47623.47621.1677
N62.64943.15971.16773.47623.47624.38364.3836
N72.64943.15973.47621.16773.47624.38364.3836
N82.64943.15973.47623.47621.16774.38364.3836

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.955 C1 C4 N7 178.955
C1 C5 N8 178.955 H2 C1 C3 107.663
H2 C1 C4 107.663 H2 C1 C5 107.663
C3 C1 C4 111.217 C3 C1 C5 111.217
C4 C1 C5 111.217
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 1.349      
2 H 0.019      
3 C -0.259      
4 C -0.259      
5 C -0.259      
6 N -0.197      
7 N -0.197      
8 N -0.197      


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 2.730 2.730
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -49.708 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -49.708 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.853
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.927 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.927 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.854
Polar
3z2-r227.709
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 10.003 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 10.003 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.454


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 204.371
(<r2>)1/2 14.296