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

using model chemistry: M06-2X/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 M06-2X/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-317.074952
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-317.074952
Nuclear repulsion energy212.978956
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 M06-2X/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 3082 2929 14.13 87.89 0.17 0.29
2 A1 2465 2343 0.01 90.56 0.07 0.12
3 A1 860 817 5.70 6.66 0.12 0.22
4 A1 582 553 0.51 2.79 0.01 0.01
5 A1 168 160 21.23 3.03 0.71 0.83
6 A2 366 348 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2462 2339 0.45 31.12 0.75 0.86
7 E 2462 2339 0.44 31.14 0.75 0.86
8 E 1300 1235 2.56 3.92 0.75 0.86
8 E 1300 1235 2.57 3.92 0.75 0.86
9 E 1054 1002 21.02 2.42 0.75 0.86
9 E 1054 1002 20.95 2.42 0.75 0.86
10 E 585 556 0.03 2.96 0.75 0.86
10 E 585 556 0.03 2.96 0.75 0.86
11 E 369 351 0.22 4.20 0.75 0.86
11 E 369 351 0.22 4.21 0.75 0.86
12 E 132 126 6.92 5.49 0.75 0.86
12 E 132 126 6.91 5.50 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9663.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9504) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9184.0 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 M06-2X/6-31G**
ABC
0.09544 0.09544 0.05031

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-31G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.514
H2 0.000 0.000 1.613
C3 0.000 1.404 0.060
C4 1.216 -0.702 0.060
C5 -1.216 -0.702 0.060
N6 0.000 2.507 -0.275
N7 2.171 -1.254 -0.275
N8 -2.171 -1.254 -0.275

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09831.47601.47601.47602.62882.62882.6288
H21.09832.09362.09362.09363.13863.13863.1386
C31.47602.09362.43232.43231.15293.44853.4485
C41.47602.09362.43232.43233.44851.15293.4485
C51.47602.09362.43232.43233.44853.44851.1529
N62.62883.13861.15293.44853.44854.34294.3429
N72.62883.13863.44851.15293.44854.34294.3429
N82.62883.13863.44853.44851.15294.34294.3429

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.961 C1 C4 N7 178.961
C1 C5 N8 178.961 H2 C1 C3 107.933
H2 C1 C4 107.933 H2 C1 C5 107.933
C3 C1 C4 110.964 C3 C1 C5 110.964
C4 C1 C5 110.964
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.215      
2 H 0.285      
3 C 0.371      
4 C 0.371      
5 C 0.371      
6 N -0.394      
7 N -0.394      
8 N -0.394      


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 2.767 2.767
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -48.503 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -48.503 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.188
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.658 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.658 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.315
Polar
3z2-r226.630
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 7.713 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.712 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 4.518


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 200.887
(<r2>)1/2 14.173