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

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/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 PBE1PBE/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-316.925202
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-316.925202
Nuclear repulsion energy213.991485
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 PBE1PBE/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 3035 2918 15.81 83.72 0.09 0.17
2 A1 2409 2316 0.06 174.22 0.04 0.07
3 A1 845 813 4.05 6.84 0.06 0.12
4 A1 580 558 0.64 5.04 0.00 0.00
5 A1 168 162 24.57 1.85 0.66 0.80
6 A2 363 349 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2404 2311 0.43 31.01 0.75 0.86
7 E 2404 2311 0.43 30.98 0.75 0.86
8 E 1282 1233 2.99 2.42 0.75 0.86
8 E 1282 1233 2.99 2.42 0.75 0.86
9 E 1044 1003 15.74 0.92 0.75 0.86
9 E 1044 1003 15.74 0.93 0.75 0.86
10 E 582 560 0.05 1.40 0.75 0.86
10 E 582 560 0.05 1.37 0.75 0.86
11 E 362 348 0.30 2.01 0.75 0.86
11 E 362 348 0.30 2.01 0.75 0.86
12 E 133 128 7.61 3.58 0.75 0.86
12 E 133 128 7.61 3.60 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9506.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9615) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9140.3 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 PBE1PBE/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.09627 0.09627 0.05061

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.496
H2 0.000 0.000 1.595
C3 0.000 1.399 0.055
C4 1.212 -0.700 0.055
C5 -1.212 -0.700 0.055
N6 0.000 2.500 -0.265
N7 2.165 -1.250 -0.265
N8 -2.165 -1.250 -0.265

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09861.46721.46721.46722.61372.61372.6137
H21.09862.08052.08052.08053.11623.11623.1162
C31.46722.08052.42372.42371.14673.43673.4367
C41.46722.08052.42372.42373.43671.14673.4367
C51.46722.08052.42372.42373.43673.43671.1467
N62.61373.11621.14673.43673.43674.33074.3307
N72.61373.11623.43671.14673.43674.33074.3307
N82.61373.11623.43673.43671.14674.33074.3307

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.728 C1 C4 N7 178.728
C1 C5 N8 178.728 H2 C1 C3 107.491
H2 C1 C4 107.491 H2 C1 C5 107.491
C3 C1 C4 111.376 C3 C1 C5 111.376
C4 C1 C5 111.376
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.619      
2 H 0.207      
3 C 0.151      
4 C 0.151      
5 C 0.151      
6 N -0.426      
7 N -0.426      
8 N -0.426      


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 2.762 2.762
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -49.634 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -49.634 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.636
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.999 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.999 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.998
Polar
3z2-r227.996
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 9.376 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.376 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.197


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 200.169
(<r2>)1/2 14.148