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

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B1B95/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-317.071233
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-317.071233
Nuclear repulsion energy213.179467
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 B1B95/6-31G**
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 3065 2927 11.57 86.76 0.16 0.28
2 A1 2429 2319 0.01 98.58 0.07 0.13
3 A1 854 815 4.83 6.85 0.12 0.22
4 A1 579 552 0.43 2.78 0.01 0.01
5 A1 168 160 21.22 2.95 0.71 0.83
6 A2 362 346 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2424 2315 0.49 33.24 0.75 0.86
7 E 2424 2315 0.49 33.24 0.75 0.86
8 E 1301 1242 2.56 4.00 0.75 0.86
8 E 1301 1242 2.56 4.00 0.75 0.86
9 E 1049 1001 18.98 2.25 0.75 0.86
9 E 1049 1001 18.98 2.25 0.75 0.86
10 E 576 550 0.00 2.97 0.75 0.86
10 E 576 550 0.00 2.97 0.75 0.86
11 E 364 347 0.21 4.19 0.75 0.86
11 E 364 347 0.21 4.19 0.75 0.86
12 E 131 126 6.91 5.41 0.75 0.86
12 E 131 126 6.91 5.41 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9574.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9548) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9141.5 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 B1B95/6-31G**
ABC
0.09566 0.09566 0.05037

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.507
H2 0.000 0.000 1.606
C3 0.000 1.401 0.059
C4 1.213 -0.700 0.059
C5 -1.213 -0.700 0.059
N6 0.000 2.507 -0.272
N7 2.171 -1.253 -0.272
N8 -2.171 -1.253 -0.272

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09871.47061.47061.47062.62532.62532.6253
H21.09872.08662.08662.08663.13243.13243.1324
C31.47062.08662.42612.42611.15493.44503.4450
C41.47062.08662.42612.42613.44501.15493.4450
C51.47062.08662.42612.42613.44503.44501.1549
N62.62533.13241.15493.44503.44504.34224.3422
N72.62533.13243.44501.15493.44504.34224.3422
N82.62533.13243.44503.44501.15494.34224.3422

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.945 C1 C4 N7 178.945
C1 C5 N8 178.945 H2 C1 C3 107.733
H2 C1 C4 107.733 H2 C1 C5 107.733
C3 C1 C4 111.152 C3 C1 C5 111.152
C4 C1 C5 111.152
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.314      
2 H 0.319      
3 C 0.397      
4 C 0.397      
5 C 0.397      
6 N -0.398      
7 N -0.398      
8 N -0.398      


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 2.732 2.732
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -48.315 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -48.315 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -34.919
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.698 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.698 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.396
Polar
3z2-r226.791
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 7.821 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.821 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.512


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 200.426
(<r2>)1/2 14.157