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

using model chemistry: BLYP/TZVP

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at BLYP/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-317.234059
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-317.234059
Nuclear repulsion energy211.573069
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 BLYP/TZVP
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 2930 2922 8.94 96.15 0.11 0.20
2 A1 2288 2283 0.15 156.09 0.05 0.09
3 A1 812 810 6.35 5.87 0.12 0.22
4 A1 553 552 0.13 4.38 0.00 0.00
5 A1 163 162 20.21 3.04 0.72 0.84
6 A2 343 343 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2279 2273 1.95 35.31 0.75 0.86
7 E 2279 2273 1.95 35.31 0.75 0.86
8 E 1252 1249 2.18 3.72 0.75 0.86
8 E 1252 1249 2.18 3.72 0.75 0.86
9 E 979 976 18.97 1.44 0.75 0.86
9 E 979 976 18.97 1.44 0.75 0.86
10 E 557 555 0.04 2.33 0.75 0.86
10 E 557 555 0.04 2.33 0.75 0.86
11 E 342 341 0.06 3.65 0.75 0.86
11 E 342 341 0.06 3.65 0.75 0.86
12 E 129 129 6.45 5.67 0.75 0.86
12 E 129 129 6.45 5.67 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9081.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9975) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9058.6 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 BLYP/TZVP
ABC
0.09410 0.09410 0.04945

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/TZVP

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.500
H2 0.000 0.000 1.605
C3 0.000 1.415 0.057
C4 1.225 -0.707 0.057
C5 -1.225 -0.707 0.057
N6 0.000 2.530 -0.268
N7 2.191 -1.265 -0.268
N8 -2.191 -1.265 -0.268

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.10551.48261.48261.48262.64352.64352.6435
H21.10552.09762.09762.09763.14763.14763.1476
C31.48262.09762.45062.45061.16113.47653.4765
C41.48262.09762.45062.45063.47651.16113.4765
C51.48262.09762.45062.45063.47653.47651.1611
N62.64353.14761.16113.47653.47654.38164.3816
N72.64353.14763.47651.16113.47654.38164.3816
N82.64353.14763.47653.47651.16114.38164.3816

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.843 C1 C4 N7 178.843
C1 C5 N8 178.843 H2 C1 C3 107.384
H2 C1 C4 107.384 H2 C1 C5 107.384
C3 C1 C4 111.475 C3 C1 C5 111.475
C4 C1 C5 111.475
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.106      
2 H 0.245      
3 C 0.001      
4 C 0.001      
5 C 0.001      
6 N -0.048      
7 N -0.048      
8 N -0.048      


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 2.711 2.711
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -50.157 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -50.157 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -36.125
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.016 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.016 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 14.032
Polar
3z2-r228.063
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 9.138 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.139 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.478


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 204.465
(<r2>)1/2 14.299