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

using model chemistry: M06-2X/TZVP

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at M06-2X/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-317.182494
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-317.182494
Nuclear repulsion energy213.983269
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/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 3075 2910 17.96 83.91 0.11 0.21
2 A1 2462 2330 0.03 134.16 0.04 0.08
3 A1 858 812 6.14 5.80 0.12 0.22
4 A1 586 555 0.54 3.33 0.00 0.01
5 A1 171 162 22.93 3.03 0.72 0.84
6 A2 371 351 0.03 0.67 0.75 0.86
7 E 2457 2325 0.25 30.02 0.75 0.86
7 E 2457 2325 0.25 30.05 0.75 0.86
8 E 1308 1238 2.34 2.97 0.75 0.86
8 E 1308 1238 2.35 2.95 0.75 0.86
9 E 1054 998 21.77 1.67 0.75 0.86
9 E 1054 997 21.70 1.66 0.75 0.86
10 E 595 563 0.07 3.06 0.75 0.86
10 E 595 563 0.07 3.07 0.75 0.86
11 E 371 351 0.17 3.18 0.75 0.86
11 E 371 351 0.21 3.85 0.75 0.86
12 E 136 129 7.40 5.56 0.75 0.86
12 E 136 129 7.39 5.58 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9683.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9462) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9162.2 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 M06-2X/TZVP
ABC
0.09624 0.09624 0.05069

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

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 1.604
C3 0.000 1.401 0.058
C4 1.213 -0.701 0.058
C5 -1.213 -0.701 0.058
N6 0.000 2.497 -0.271
N7 2.162 -1.248 -0.271
N8 -2.162 -1.248 -0.271

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09571.47191.47191.47192.61562.61562.6156
H21.09572.08682.08682.08683.12253.12253.1225
C31.47192.08682.42692.42691.14383.43573.4357
C41.47192.08682.42692.42693.43571.14383.4357
C51.47192.08682.42692.42693.43573.43571.1438
N62.61563.12251.14383.43573.43574.32464.3246
N72.61563.12253.43571.14383.43574.32464.3246
N82.61563.12253.43573.43571.14384.32464.3246

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.866 C1 C4 N7 178.866
C1 C5 N8 178.866 H2 C1 C3 107.831
H2 C1 C4 107.831 H2 C1 C5 107.831
C3 C1 C4 111.061 C3 C1 C5 111.061
C4 C1 C5 111.061
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.076      
2 H 0.282      
3 C 0.027      
4 C 0.027      
5 C 0.027      
6 N -0.095      
7 N -0.095      
8 N -0.095      


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 2.832 2.832
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -49.742 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -49.742 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.803
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.969 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.969 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.938
Polar
3z2-r227.877
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 8.479 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.480 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 5.211


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 200.146
(<r2>)1/2 14.147