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

using model chemistry: BLYP/3-21G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at BLYP/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-315.377628
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-315.377628
Nuclear repulsion energy210.760500
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/3-21G
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 2953 2936 6.47 88.59 0.19 0.32
2 A1 2269 2257 0.67 72.38 0.07 0.13
3 A1 836 832 8.75 7.48 0.16 0.28
4 A1 576 573 0.01 4.22 0.00 0.00
5 A1 189 188 12.45 2.92 0.71 0.83
6 A2 433 430 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2258 2246 4.04 25.12 0.75 0.86
7 E 2258 2246 4.04 25.12 0.75 0.86
8 E 1288 1281 0.00 6.40 0.75 0.86
8 E 1288 1281 0.00 6.40 0.75 0.86
9 E 976 970 19.64 3.06 0.75 0.86
9 E 976 970 19.64 3.06 0.75 0.86
10 E 612 608 0.22 2.52 0.75 0.86
10 E 612 608 0.22 2.52 0.75 0.86
11 E 432 429 0.08 3.41 0.75 0.86
11 E 432 429 0.08 3.41 0.75 0.86
12 E 152 151 4.26 4.95 0.75 0.86
12 E 152 151 4.26 4.95 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9345.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9945) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9294.2 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/3-21G
ABC
0.09377 0.09377 0.04964

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/3-21G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.538
H2 0.000 0.000 1.648
C3 0.000 1.409 0.071
C4 1.220 -0.705 0.071
C5 -1.220 -0.705 0.071
N6 0.000 2.526 -0.293
N7 2.188 -1.263 -0.293
N8 -2.188 -1.263 -0.293

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.11001.48481.48481.48482.65952.65952.6595
H21.11002.11532.11532.11533.18603.18603.1860
C31.48482.11532.44082.44081.17483.47283.4728
C41.48482.11532.44082.44083.47281.17483.4728
C51.48482.11532.44082.44083.47283.47281.1748
N62.65953.18601.17483.47283.47284.37574.3757
N72.65953.18603.47281.17483.47284.37574.3757
N82.65953.18603.47283.47281.17484.37574.3757

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 179.674 C1 C4 N7 179.674
C1 C5 N8 179.674 H2 C1 C3 108.354
H2 C1 C4 108.354 H2 C1 C5 108.354
C3 C1 C4 110.565 C3 C1 C5 110.565
C4 C1 C5 110.565
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.473      
2 H 0.334      
3 C 0.449      
4 C 0.449      
5 C 0.449      
6 N -0.403      
7 N -0.403      
8 N -0.403      


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 2.621 2.621
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -48.068 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -48.068 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.409
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.330 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.330 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 12.659
Polar
3z2-r225.319
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 7.283 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.283 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.126


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 203.509
(<r2>)1/2 14.266