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

using model chemistry: CCD/6-31G(2df,p)

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at CCD/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-316.482905
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-315.368399
Nuclear repulsion energy212.898005
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 CCD/6-31G(2df,p)
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 3109 2945 9.58      
2 A1 2405 2278 0.31      
3 A1 856 811 5.24      
4 A1 580 550 0.77      
5 A1 171 162 24.63      
6 A2 359 340 0.00      
7 E 2403 2277 4.15      
7 E 2403 2277 4.15      
8 E 1324 1254 3.38      
8 E 1324 1254 3.38      
9 E 1056 1000 17.93      
9 E 1056 1000 17.93      
10 E 582 552 0.15      
10 E 582 552 0.15      
11 E 360 341 0.59      
11 E 360 341 0.59      
12 E 134 127 7.93      
12 E 134 127 7.93      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9600.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9472) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9093.1 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 CCD/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.09538 0.09538 0.05024

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCD/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.512
H2 0.000 0.000 1.608
C3 0.000 1.404 0.059
C4 1.216 -0.702 0.059
C5 -1.216 -0.702 0.059
N6 0.000 2.509 -0.273
N7 2.173 -1.255 -0.273
N8 -2.173 -1.255 -0.273

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09561.47531.47531.47532.62972.62972.6297
H21.09562.09062.09062.09063.13653.13653.1365
C31.47532.09062.43162.43161.15453.44993.4499
C41.47532.09062.43162.43163.44991.15453.4499
C51.47532.09062.43162.43163.44993.44991.1545
N62.62973.13651.15453.44993.44994.34664.3466
N72.62973.13653.44991.15453.44994.34664.3466
N82.62973.13653.44993.44991.15454.34664.3466

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.834 C1 C4 N7 178.834
C1 C5 N8 178.834 H2 C1 C3 107.900
H2 C1 C4 107.900 H2 C1 C5 107.900
C3 C1 C4 110.995 C3 C1 C5 110.995
C4 C1 C5 110.995
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability