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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/TZVP

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-317.155671
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-317.155671
Nuclear repulsion energy213.634149
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 B3PW91/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 3027 2919 14.36 89.46 0.11 0.20
2 A1 2402 2316 0.04 145.49 0.05 0.09
3 A1 844 814 5.45 5.60 0.13 0.23
4 A1 578 558 0.35 3.43 0.00 0.00
5 A1 169 163 22.24 2.95 0.72 0.84
6 A2 364 351 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2395 2310 0.62 33.56 0.75 0.86
7 E 2395 2310 0.62 33.57 0.75 0.86
8 E 1287 1241 2.15 3.17 0.75 0.86
8 E 1287 1241 2.15 3.17 0.75 0.86
9 E 1036 999 19.13 1.39 0.75 0.86
9 E 1036 999 19.13 1.39 0.75 0.86
10 E 583 562 0.00 2.96 0.75 0.86
10 E 583 562 0.00 2.96 0.75 0.86
11 E 363 350 0.13 3.87 0.75 0.86
11 E 363 350 0.13 3.87 0.75 0.86
12 E 134 129 7.12 5.49 0.75 0.86
12 E 134 129 7.12 5.49 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9489.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9643) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9150.6 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 B3PW91/TZVP
ABC
0.09595 0.09595 0.05044

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/TZVP

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.497
H2 0.000 0.000 1.596
C3 0.000 1.402 0.056
C4 1.214 -0.701 0.056
C5 -1.214 -0.701 0.056
N6 0.000 2.505 -0.266
N7 2.169 -1.252 -0.266
N8 -2.169 -1.252 -0.266

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09951.46921.46921.46922.61802.61802.6180
H21.09952.08262.08262.08263.12083.12083.1208
C31.46922.08262.42752.42751.14893.44253.4425
C41.46922.08262.42752.42753.44251.14893.4425
C51.46922.08262.42752.42753.44253.44251.1489
N62.61803.12081.14893.44253.44254.33814.3381
N72.61803.12083.44251.14893.44254.33814.3381
N82.61803.12083.44253.44251.14894.33814.3381

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.784 C1 C4 N7 178.784
C1 C5 N8 178.784 H2 C1 C3 107.462
H2 C1 C4 107.462 H2 C1 C5 107.462
C3 C1 C4 111.404 C3 C1 C5 111.404
C4 C1 C5 111.404
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.004      
2 H 0.243      
3 C -0.029      
4 C -0.029      
5 C -0.029      
6 N -0.053      
7 N -0.053      
8 N -0.053      


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 2.775 2.775
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -49.594 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -49.594 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.518
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.038 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.038 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 14.076
Polar
3z2-r228.152
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 8.663 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.663 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.240


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 200.699
(<r2>)1/2 14.167