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

using model chemistry: B1B95/TZVP

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B1B95/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-317.173693
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-317.173693
Nuclear repulsion energy214.248334
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/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 3053 2922 15.33 88.96 0.11 0.20
2 A1 2428 2324 0.03 140.16 0.05 0.09
3 A1 849 812 5.48 5.69 0.13 0.22
4 A1 582 557 0.38 3.32 0.00 0.00
5 A1 169 162 22.38 2.92 0.72 0.84
6 A2 367 351 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2423 2318 0.44 32.37 0.75 0.86
7 E 2423 2318 0.44 32.37 0.75 0.86
8 E 1293 1237 2.27 3.10 0.75 0.86
8 E 1293 1237 2.27 3.10 0.75 0.86
9 E 1047 1001 19.13 1.44 0.75 0.86
9 E 1046 1001 19.13 1.44 0.75 0.86
10 E 586 561 0.01 2.96 0.75 0.86
10 E 586 561 0.01 2.96 0.75 0.86
11 E 366 350 0.14 3.82 0.75 0.86
11 E 366 350 0.14 3.82 0.75 0.86
12 E 134 128 7.19 5.42 0.75 0.86
12 E 134 128 7.19 5.42 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9571.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9569) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9159.2 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/TZVP
ABC
0.09651 0.09651 0.05074

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/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 1.593
C3 0.000 1.398 0.056
C4 1.210 -0.699 0.056
C5 -1.210 -0.699 0.056
N6 0.000 2.497 -0.266
N7 2.162 -1.248 -0.266
N8 -2.162 -1.248 -0.266

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09591.46561.46561.46562.61082.61082.6108
H21.09592.07752.07752.07753.11293.11293.1129
C31.46562.07752.42062.42061.14543.43223.4322
C41.46562.07752.42062.42063.43221.14543.4322
C51.46562.07752.42062.42063.43223.43221.1454
N62.61083.11291.14543.43223.43224.32464.3246
N72.61083.11293.43221.14543.43224.32464.3246
N82.61083.11293.43223.43221.14544.32464.3246

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.792 C1 C4 N7 178.792
C1 C5 N8 178.792 H2 C1 C3 107.525
H2 C1 C4 107.525 H2 C1 C5 107.525
C3 C1 C4 111.346 C3 C1 C5 111.346
C4 C1 C5 111.346
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.027      
2 H 0.246      
3 C -0.040      
4 C -0.040      
5 C -0.040      
6 N -0.051      
7 N -0.051      
8 N -0.051      


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 -49.454 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -49.454 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.487
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.983 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.983 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.966
Polar
3z2-r227.933
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 8.567 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.567 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.205


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 199.616
(<r2>)1/2 14.129