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

using model chemistry: BLYP/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 BLYP/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-317.206849
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-317.206849
Nuclear repulsion energy211.422241
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/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 2926 2915 6.66 92.04 0.13 0.24
2 A1 2281 2273 0.12 125.30 0.06 0.12
3 A1 810 807 5.99 6.49 0.11 0.20
4 A1 552 550 0.10 4.21 0.00 0.00
5 A1 163 163 18.99 2.90 0.72 0.83
6 A2 348 347 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2272 2263 2.33 35.66 0.75 0.86
7 E 2272 2263 2.33 35.66 0.75 0.86
8 E 1247 1242 2.08 3.67 0.75 0.86
8 E 1247 1242 2.08 3.67 0.75 0.86
9 E 979 975 17.88 1.78 0.75 0.86
9 E 979 975 17.88 1.79 0.75 0.86
10 E 557 555 0.03 2.15 0.75 0.86
10 E 557 555 0.03 2.15 0.75 0.86
11 E 345 344 0.06 3.58 0.75 0.86
11 E 345 344 0.06 3.58 0.75 0.86
12 E 130 129 6.14 5.35 0.75 0.86
12 E 130 129 6.14 5.35 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9070.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9961) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9035.1 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 BLYP/6-311G**
ABC
0.09400 0.09400 0.04943

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.503
H2 0.000 0.000 1.610
C3 0.000 1.415 0.058
C4 1.226 -0.708 0.058
C5 -1.226 -0.708 0.058
N6 0.000 2.530 -0.270
N7 2.191 -1.265 -0.270
N8 -2.191 -1.265 -0.270

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.10641.48351.48351.48352.64592.64592.6459
H21.10642.09992.09992.09993.15233.15233.1523
C31.48352.09992.45122.45121.16253.47763.4776
C41.48352.09992.45122.45123.47761.16253.4776
C51.48352.09992.45122.45123.47763.47761.1625
N62.64593.15231.16253.47763.47764.38264.3826
N72.64593.15233.47761.16253.47764.38264.3826
N82.64593.15233.47763.47761.16254.38264.3826

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.970 C1 C4 N7 178.970
C1 C5 N8 178.970 H2 C1 C3 107.453
H2 C1 C4 107.453 H2 C1 C5 107.453
C3 C1 C4 111.412 C3 C1 C5 111.412
C4 C1 C5 111.412
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.110      
2 H 0.235      
3 C 0.101      
4 C 0.101      
5 C 0.101      
6 N -0.143      
7 N -0.143      
8 N -0.143      


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 2.651 2.651
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -49.229 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -49.229 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.756
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.736 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.736 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.473
Polar
3z2-r226.946
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 8.495 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.495 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.949


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 204.149
(<r2>)1/2 14.288