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

using model chemistry: BLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at BLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-317.241037
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-317.241037
Nuclear repulsion energy211.738383
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 BLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ
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 2925 2915 8.93 90.92 0.10 0.18
2 A1 2280 2272 0.18 190.26 0.04 0.08
3 A1 808 805 4.68 6.93 0.06 0.12
4 A1 551 549 0.33 6.49 0.00 0.01
5 A1 162 161 22.55 1.95 0.67 0.80
6 A2 339 337 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2270 2263 1.70 34.10 0.75 0.86
7 E 2270 2263 1.70 34.06 0.75 0.86
8 E 1246 1241 2.97 2.96 0.75 0.86
8 E 1246 1241 2.97 2.95 0.75 0.86
9 E 976 973 16.48 0.99 0.75 0.86
9 E 976 973 16.48 1.00 0.75 0.86
10 E 552 550 0.00 1.02 0.75 0.86
10 E 552 550 0.00 0.98 0.75 0.86
11 E 337 336 0.16 1.97 0.75 0.86
11 E 337 336 0.16 1.97 0.75 0.86
12 E 128 128 6.88 3.87 0.75 0.86
12 E 128 128 6.88 3.92 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9040.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9966) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9009.9 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 BLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.09421 0.09421 0.04948

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.497
H2 0.000 0.000 1.601
C3 0.000 1.415 0.055
C4 1.225 -0.707 0.055
C5 -1.225 -0.707 0.055
N6 0.000 2.529 -0.265
N7 2.190 -1.264 -0.265
N8 -2.190 -1.264 -0.265

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.10411.48201.48201.48202.64112.64112.6411
H21.10412.09552.09552.09553.14263.14263.1426
C31.48202.09552.45022.45021.15933.47513.4751
C41.48202.09552.45022.45023.47511.15933.4751
C51.48202.09552.45022.45023.47513.47511.1593
N62.64113.14261.15933.47513.47514.38034.3803
N72.64113.14263.47511.15933.47514.38034.3803
N82.64113.14263.47513.47511.15934.38034.3803

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.658 C1 C4 N7 178.658
C1 C5 N8 178.658 H2 C1 C3 107.347
H2 C1 C4 107.347 H2 C1 C5 107.347
C3 C1 C4 111.509 C3 C1 C5 111.509
C4 C1 C5 111.509
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.583      
2 H 0.118      
3 C 0.187      
4 C 0.187      
5 C 0.187      
6 N -0.420      
7 N -0.420      
8 N -0.420      


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 2.679 2.679
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -50.264 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -50.264 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -36.184
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.040 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.040 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 14.080
Polar
3z2-r228.159
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 9.995 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.995 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.504


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 204.362
(<r2>)1/2 14.296