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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/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 B2PLYP/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-316.994809
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-316.646388
Nuclear repulsion energy212.605215
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 B2PLYP/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 3058 3058 8.96 83.34 0.14 0.24
2 A1 2306 2306 0.39 90.94 0.06 0.11
3 A1 844 844 7.11 6.82 0.11 0.21
4 A1 573 573 0.13 3.52 0.00 0.00
5 A1 167 167 20.61 2.77 0.71 0.83
6 A2 358 358 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2304 2304 5.61 26.50 0.75 0.86
7 E 2304 2304 5.61 26.50 0.75 0.86
8 E 1302 1302 2.74 3.05 0.75 0.86
8 E 1302 1302 2.74 3.05 0.75 0.86
9 E 1033 1033 18.89 2.10 0.75 0.86
9 E 1033 1033 18.89 2.09 0.75 0.86
10 E 577 577 0.00 2.52 0.75 0.86
10 E 577 577 0.00 2.52 0.75 0.86
11 E 354 354 0.14 3.60 0.75 0.86
11 E 354 354 0.14 3.60 0.75 0.86
12 E 133 133 6.80 5.12 0.75 0.86
12 E 133 133 6.80 5.12 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9355.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9355.8 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 B2PLYP/6-311G**
ABC
0.09515 0.09515 0.05010

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-311G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.509
H2 0.000 0.000 1.606
C3 0.000 1.404 0.060
C4 1.216 -0.702 0.060
C5 -1.216 -0.702 0.060
N6 0.000 2.514 -0.273
N7 2.177 -1.257 -0.273
N8 -2.177 -1.257 -0.273

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09691.47391.47391.47392.63272.63272.6327
H21.09692.08822.08822.08823.13833.13833.1383
C31.47392.08822.43152.43151.15893.45413.4541
C41.47392.08822.43152.43153.45411.15893.4541
C51.47392.08822.43152.43153.45413.45411.1589
N62.63273.13831.15893.45413.45414.35454.3545
N72.63273.13833.45411.15893.45414.35454.3545
N82.63273.13833.45413.45411.15894.35454.3545

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.928 C1 C4 N7 178.928
C1 C5 N8 178.928 H2 C1 C3 107.739
H2 C1 C4 107.739 H2 C1 C5 107.739
C3 C1 C4 111.147 C3 C1 C5 111.147
C4 C1 C5 111.147
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.113      
2 H 0.246      
3 C 0.135      
4 C 0.135      
5 C 0.135      
6 N -0.179      
7 N -0.179      
8 N -0.179      


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 2.729 2.729
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -49.441 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -49.441 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.758
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.842 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.842 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.684
Polar
3z2-r227.367
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 7.997 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.997 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.812


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 201.990
(<r2>)1/2 14.212