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

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/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 wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-317.086885
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-317.086885
Nuclear repulsion energy213.383939
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 wB97X-D/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 3065 3065 10.79 78.28 0.15 0.26
2 A1 2423 2423 0.01 105.03 0.06 0.11
3 A1 849 849 3.96 6.32 0.10 0.18
4 A1 581 581 0.92 3.39 0.00 0.00
5 A1 173 173 24.30 2.36 0.70 0.82
6 A2 370 370 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2417 2417 0.41 30.67 0.75 0.86
7 E 2417 2417 0.42 30.69 0.75 0.86
8 E 1293 1293 3.14 2.95 0.75 0.86
8 E 1293 1293 3.17 2.95 0.75 0.86
9 E 1042 1042 18.63 1.73 0.75 0.86
9 E 1042 1042 18.60 1.72 0.75 0.86
10 E 586 586 0.14 2.19 0.75 0.86
10 E 586 586 0.14 2.20 0.75 0.86
11 E 372 372 0.47 3.02 0.75 0.86
11 E 372 372 0.47 3.01 0.75 0.86
12 E 136 136 7.76 4.39 0.75 0.86
12 E 136 136 7.76 4.39 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9576.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9576.5 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 wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.09574 0.09574 0.05037

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.504
H2 0.000 0.000 1.602
C3 0.000 1.403 0.056
C4 1.215 -0.701 0.056
C5 -1.215 -0.701 0.056
N6 0.000 2.506 -0.268
N7 2.170 -1.253 -0.268
N8 -2.170 -1.253 -0.268

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09811.47271.47271.47272.62222.62222.6222
H21.09812.08752.08752.08753.12693.12693.1269
C31.47272.08752.43002.43001.14973.44523.4452
C41.47272.08752.43002.43003.44521.14973.4452
C51.47272.08752.43002.43003.44523.44521.1497
N62.62223.12691.14973.44523.44524.34044.3404
N72.62223.12693.44521.14973.44524.34044.3404
N82.62223.12693.44523.44521.14974.34044.3404

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.703 C1 C4 N7 178.703
C1 C5 N8 178.703 H2 C1 C3 107.696
H2 C1 C4 107.696 H2 C1 C5 107.696
C3 C1 C4 111.187 C3 C1 C5 111.187
C4 C1 C5 111.186
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.419      
2 H 0.265      
3 C 0.327      
4 C 0.327      
5 C 0.327      
6 N -0.276      
7 N -0.276      
8 N -0.276      


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 2.753 2.753
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -48.547 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -48.547 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -34.819
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.864 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.864 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.728
Polar
3z2-r227.456
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 8.157 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.155 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.023


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 200.428
(<r2>)1/2 14.157