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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-317.306479
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-317.306479
Nuclear repulsion energy213.478526
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 B3LYP/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 3013 2915 11.97 83.99 0.10 0.18
2 A1 2384 2306 0.06 175.78 0.04 0.07
3 A1 839 812 4.38 6.67 0.07 0.12
4 A1 572 554 0.70 5.50 0.00 0.00
5 A1 169 164 25.04 1.86 0.66 0.80
6 A2 357 345 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2376 2298 0.64 30.91 0.75 0.86
7 E 2376 2298 0.64 30.95 0.75 0.86
8 E 1289 1247 3.44 2.56 0.75 0.86
8 E 1289 1247 3.44 2.56 0.75 0.86
9 E 1023 990 18.29 0.98 0.75 0.86
9 E 1023 990 18.29 0.99 0.75 0.86
10 E 577 558 0.09 1.32 0.75 0.86
10 E 577 558 0.09 1.28 0.75 0.86
11 E 356 344 0.34 2.04 0.75 0.86
11 E 356 344 0.34 2.04 0.75 0.86
12 E 134 129 7.70 3.65 0.75 0.86
12 E 134 129 7.70 3.68 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9420.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9675) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9114.7 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 B3LYP/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.09572 0.09572 0.05028

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.494
H2 0.000 0.000 1.591
C3 0.000 1.405 0.054
C4 1.217 -0.703 0.054
C5 -1.217 -0.703 0.054
N6 0.000 2.508 -0.263
N7 2.172 -1.254 -0.263
N8 -2.172 -1.254 -0.263

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09681.47281.47281.47282.61972.61972.6197
H21.09682.08292.08292.08293.11883.11883.1188
C31.47282.08292.43412.43411.14713.44803.4480
C41.47282.08292.43412.43413.44801.14713.4480
C51.47282.08292.43412.43413.44803.44801.1471
N62.61973.11881.14713.44803.44804.34374.3437
N72.61973.11883.44801.14713.44804.34374.3437
N82.61973.11883.44803.44801.14714.34374.3437

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.620 C1 C4 N7 178.620
C1 C5 N8 178.620 H2 C1 C3 107.407
H2 C1 C4 107.407 H2 C1 C5 107.407
C3 C1 C4 111.454 C3 C1 C5 111.454
C4 C1 C5 111.454
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.630      
2 H 0.161      
3 C 0.168      
4 C 0.168      
5 C 0.168      
6 N -0.432      
7 N -0.432      
8 N -0.432      


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 2.740 2.740
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -50.115 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -50.115 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.907
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.104 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.104 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 14.208
Polar
3z2-r228.415
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 9.488 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.489 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.268


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 201.467
(<r2>)1/2 14.194