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

using model chemistry: HF/6-311G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at HF/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-315.418213
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-315.418213
Nuclear repulsion energy215.243427
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 HF/6-311G**
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 3223 2928 10.16 73.37 0.15 0.26
2 A1 2632 2392 0.06 108.36 0.05 0.10
3 A1 921 837 8.40 6.91 0.16 0.28
4 A1 620 563 1.50 3.49 0.01 0.01
5 A1 192 174 28.33 2.93 0.71 0.83
6 A2 413 375 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2629 2388 0.29 28.44 0.75 0.86
7 E 2629 2388 0.29 28.44 0.75 0.86
8 E 1423 1293 6.39 2.58 0.75 0.86
8 E 1423 1293 6.39 2.58 0.75 0.86
9 E 1113 1011 33.68 2.77 0.75 0.86
9 E 1113 1011 33.67 2.77 0.75 0.86
10 E 646 587 0.78 4.02 0.75 0.86
10 E 646 587 0.78 4.02 0.75 0.86
11 E 412 374 0.66 4.64 0.75 0.86
11 E 412 374 0.66 4.64 0.75 0.86
12 E 152 138 9.11 5.32 0.75 0.86
12 E 152 138 9.11 5.32 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10374.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9085) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9424.9 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 HF/6-311G**
ABC
0.09707 0.09707 0.05108

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-311G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.505
H2 0.000 0.000 1.590
C3 0.000 1.404 0.054
C4 1.216 -0.702 0.054
C5 -1.216 -0.702 0.054
N6 0.000 2.483 -0.266
N7 2.151 -1.242 -0.266
N8 -2.151 -1.242 -0.266

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.08521.47441.47441.47442.60022.60022.6002
H21.08522.08092.08092.08093.10023.10023.1002
C31.47442.08092.43142.43141.12593.42443.4244
C41.47442.08092.43142.43143.42441.12593.4244
C51.47442.08092.43142.43143.42443.42441.1259
N62.60023.10021.12593.42443.42444.30134.3013
N72.60023.10023.42441.12593.42444.30134.3014
N82.60023.10023.42443.42441.12594.30134.3014

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.694 C1 C4 N7 178.694
C1 C5 N8 178.694 H2 C1 C3 107.803
H2 C1 C4 107.803 H2 C1 C5 107.803
C3 C1 C4 111.086 C3 C1 C5 111.086
C4 C1 C5 111.086
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.039      
2 H 0.249      
3 C 0.197      
4 C 0.197      
5 C 0.197      
6 N -0.267      
7 N -0.267      
8 N -0.267      


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 2.954 2.954
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -50.490 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -50.490 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.875
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.307 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.307 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 14.614
Polar
3z2-r229.228
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 7.586 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.586 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.612


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 199.068
(<r2>)1/2 14.109