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

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/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 wB97X-D/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-317.147657
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-317.147657
Nuclear repulsion energy213.714723
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 wB97X-D/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 3057 2924 11.78 80.42 0.13 0.23
2 A1 2424 2318 0.01 106.79 0.06 0.11
3 A1 851 814 6.32 6.41 0.12 0.22
4 A1 581 556 0.33 3.23 0.00 0.01
5 A1 171 163 22.16 2.88 0.71 0.83
6 A2 369 353 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2419 2314 0.54 31.95 0.75 0.86
7 E 2419 2314 0.54 31.95 0.75 0.86
8 E 1303 1246 2.58 2.86 0.75 0.86
8 E 1302 1246 2.62 2.85 0.75 0.86
9 E 1046 1001 21.03 1.81 0.75 0.86
9 E 1046 1001 21.03 1.81 0.75 0.86
10 E 589 563 0.04 3.00 0.75 0.86
10 E 589 563 0.04 3.01 0.75 0.86
11 E 367 351 0.18 3.98 0.75 0.86
11 E 367 351 0.18 3.97 0.75 0.86
12 E 135 129 7.26 5.29 0.75 0.86
12 E 135 129 7.27 5.29 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9584.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9565) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9167.9 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 wB97X-D/6-311G**
ABC
0.09602 0.09602 0.05053

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-311G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.504
H2 0.000 0.000 1.601
C3 0.000 1.402 0.057
C4 1.214 -0.701 0.057
C5 -1.214 -0.701 0.057
N6 0.000 2.501 -0.269
N7 2.166 -1.251 -0.269
N8 -2.166 -1.251 -0.269

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09741.47141.47141.47142.61822.61822.6182
H21.09742.08562.08562.08563.12343.12343.1234
C31.47142.08562.42812.42811.14693.44033.4403
C41.47142.08562.42812.42813.44031.14693.4403
C51.47142.08562.42812.42813.44033.44031.1469
N62.61823.12341.14693.44033.44034.33264.3326
N72.61823.12343.44031.14693.44034.33264.3326
N82.61823.12343.44033.44031.14694.33264.3326

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.846 C1 C4 N7 178.846
C1 C5 N8 178.846 H2 C1 C3 107.679
H2 C1 C4 107.679 H2 C1 C5 107.679
C3 C1 C4 111.202 C3 C1 C5 111.202
C4 C1 C5 111.202
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.154      
2 H 0.266      
3 C 0.152      
4 C 0.152      
5 C 0.152      
6 N -0.190      
7 N -0.190      
8 N -0.190      


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 2.794 2.794
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -49.248 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -49.248 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.435
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.907 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.907 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.813
Polar
3z2-r227.626
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 8.030 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.028 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.819


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 200.328
(<r2>)1/2 14.154