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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-313.104243
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-313.104243
Nuclear repulsion energy206.612968
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/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 3287 2933 20.43 50.35 0.24 0.39
2 A1 2381 2125 4.44 42.30 0.06 0.11
3 A1 864 771 3.08 5.00 0.10 0.19
4 A1 572 510 0.47 2.83 0.00 0.00
5 A1 165 147 12.03 1.98 0.71 0.83
6 A2 362 323 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2370 2115 49.90 12.41 0.75 0.86
7 E 2370 2115 49.90 12.41 0.75 0.86
8 E 1339 1195 2.32 6.51 0.75 0.86
8 E 1339 1195 2.32 6.51 0.75 0.86
9 E 1027 916 15.10 2.56 0.75 0.86
9 E 1027 916 15.10 2.56 0.75 0.86
10 E 570 509 0.00 0.98 0.75 0.86
10 E 570 509 0.00 0.98 0.75 0.86
11 E 358 319 0.02 2.20 0.75 0.86
11 E 358 319 0.02 2.20 0.75 0.86
12 E 129 115 3.97 3.38 0.75 0.86
12 E 129 115 3.97 3.38 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9606.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8924) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8573.1 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 B3LYP/STO-3G
ABC
0.09004 0.09004 0.04761

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/STO-3G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.545
H2 0.000 0.000 1.664
C3 0.000 1.439 0.071
C4 1.246 -0.720 0.071
C5 -1.246 -0.720 0.071
N6 0.000 2.579 -0.296
N7 2.234 -1.290 -0.296
N8 -2.234 -1.290 -0.296

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.11881.51521.51521.51522.71312.71312.7131
H21.11882.14692.14692.14693.23943.23943.2394
C31.51522.14692.49252.49251.19793.54563.5456
C41.51522.14692.49252.49253.54561.19783.5456
C51.51522.14692.49252.49253.54563.54561.1978
N62.71313.23941.19793.54563.54564.46784.4678
N72.71313.23943.54561.19783.54564.46784.4678
N82.71313.23943.54563.54561.19784.46784.4678

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 179.567 C1 C4 N7 179.567
C1 C5 N8 179.567 H2 C1 C3 108.245
H2 C1 C4 108.245 H2 C1 C5 108.245
C3 C1 C4 110.669 C3 C1 C5 110.669
C4 C1 C5 110.669
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.048      
2 H 0.167      
3 C 0.092      
4 C 0.092      
5 C 0.092      
6 N -0.131      
7 N -0.131      
8 N -0.131      


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 2.323 2.323
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -44.801 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -44.801 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -33.049
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.876 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -5.876 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 11.752
Polar
3z2-r223.504
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 4.945 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.945 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.464


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 209.019
(<r2>)1/2 14.457