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

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/6-31G**

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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/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-317.070967
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-317.070967
Nuclear repulsion energy212.812624
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/6-31G**
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 3071 3071 11.58 84.47 0.16 0.28
2 A1 2429 2429 0.00 90.51 0.07 0.13
3 A1 853 853 5.49 6.71 0.13 0.24
4 A1 579 579 0.48 2.82 0.01 0.01
5 A1 169 169 22.25 3.02 0.71 0.83
6 A2 361 361 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2425 2425 0.54 31.93 0.75 0.86
7 E 2425 2425 0.54 31.94 0.75 0.86
8 E 1302 1302 2.61 3.71 0.75 0.86
8 E 1302 1302 2.65 3.70 0.75 0.86
9 E 1045 1045 21.72 2.29 0.75 0.86
9 E 1045 1045 21.71 2.28 0.75 0.86
10 E 580 580 0.02 3.20 0.75 0.86
10 E 580 580 0.02 3.21 0.75 0.86
11 E 364 364 0.25 4.40 0.75 0.86
11 E 364 364 0.25 4.39 0.75 0.86
12 E 133 133 7.24 5.57 0.75 0.86
12 E 133 133 7.25 5.57 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9579.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9579.0 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 wB97X-D/6-31G**
ABC
0.09528 0.09528 0.05016

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-31G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.508
H2 0.000 0.000 1.607
C3 0.000 1.405 0.059
C4 1.217 -0.703 0.059
C5 -1.217 -0.703 0.059
N6 0.000 2.512 -0.272
N7 2.175 -1.256 -0.272
N8 -2.175 -1.256 -0.272

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09891.47511.47511.47512.62992.62992.6299
H21.09892.09082.09082.09083.13663.13663.1366
C31.47512.09082.43352.43351.15483.45253.4525
C41.47512.09082.43352.43353.45251.15483.4525
C51.47512.09082.43352.43353.45253.45251.1548
N62.62993.13661.15483.45253.45254.35014.3501
N72.62993.13663.45251.15483.45254.35014.3501
N82.62993.13663.45253.45251.15484.35014.3501

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.892 C1 C4 N7 178.892
C1 C5 N8 178.892 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 wB97X-D/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.245      
2 H 0.287      
3 C 0.386      
4 C 0.386      
5 C 0.386      
6 N -0.400      
7 N -0.400      
8 N -0.400      


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 2.787 2.787
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -48.670 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -48.670 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -34.978
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.846 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.846 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.692
Polar
3z2-r227.384
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 7.780 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.778 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.529


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 201.290
(<r2>)1/2 14.188