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

using model chemistry: HSEh1PBE/STO-3G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at HSEh1PBE/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-312.821596
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-312.821596
Nuclear repulsion energy207.746508
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 HSEh1PBE/STO-3G
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 3334 2944 24.67 49.29 0.24 0.39
2 A1 2435 2151 4.02 42.60 0.06 0.11
3 A1 883 780 2.43 4.64 0.11 0.19
4 A1 587 519 0.59 2.42 0.00 0.00
5 A1 169 149 12.27 1.93 0.71 0.83
6 A2 375 331 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2426 2143 46.22 12.68 0.75 0.86
7 E 2426 2143 46.22 12.68 0.75 0.86
8 E 1354 1196 1.78 6.23 0.75 0.86
8 E 1354 1196 1.78 6.23 0.75 0.86
9 E 1061 937 13.39 2.43 0.75 0.86
9 E 1061 937 13.39 2.43 0.75 0.86
10 E 585 517 0.01 1.11 0.75 0.86
10 E 585 517 0.01 1.11 0.75 0.86
11 E 370 327 0.02 2.24 0.75 0.86
11 E 370 327 0.02 2.24 0.75 0.86
12 E 131 116 4.05 3.28 0.75 0.86
12 E 131 116 4.05 3.28 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9818.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8831) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8670.9 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 HSEh1PBE/STO-3G
ABC
0.09108 0.09108 0.04815

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HSEh1PBE/STO-3G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.541
H2 0.000 0.000 1.657
C3 0.000 1.429 0.070
C4 1.238 -0.715 0.070
C5 -1.238 -0.715 0.070
N6 0.000 2.566 -0.294
N7 2.222 -1.283 -0.294
N8 -2.222 -1.283 -0.294

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.11631.50491.50491.50492.69802.69802.6980
H21.11632.13572.13572.13573.22313.22313.2231
C31.50492.13572.47582.47581.19313.52503.5250
C41.50492.13572.47582.47583.52501.19313.5250
C51.50492.13572.47582.47583.52503.52501.1931
N62.69803.22311.19313.52503.52504.44384.4438
N72.69803.22313.52501.19313.52504.44384.4438
N82.69803.22313.52503.52501.19314.44384.4438

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 179.546 C1 C4 N7 179.546
C1 C5 N8 179.546 H2 C1 C3 108.221
H2 C1 C4 108.221 H2 C1 C5 108.221
C3 C1 C4 110.692 C3 C1 C5 110.692
C4 C1 C5 110.692
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HSEh1PBE/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.059      
2 H 0.173      
3 C 0.090      
4 C 0.090      
5 C 0.090      
6 N -0.128      
7 N -0.128      
8 N -0.128      


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 2.333 2.333
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -44.733 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -44.733 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -33.002
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.865 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -5.865 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 11.731
Polar
3z2-r223.462
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 4.834 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.834 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.418


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 206.908
(<r2>)1/2 14.384