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

using model chemistry: B97D3/daug-cc-pVTZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B97D3/daug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-317.093543
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-317.093543
Nuclear repulsion energy212.549161
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 B97D3/daug-cc-pVTZ
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 2962 2962 8.33 89.73 0.09 0.17
2 A1 2303 2303 0.27 192.86 0.04 0.08
3 A1 816 816 4.73 7.04 0.06 0.10
4 A1 558 558 0.30 6.17 0.00 0.01
5 A1 159 159 22.09 1.85 0.63 0.77
6 A2 339 339 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2294 2294 1.64 33.75 0.75 0.86
7 E 2294 2294 1.64 33.05 0.75 0.86
8 E 1250 1250 2.97 2.86 0.75 0.86
8 E 1250 1250 2.97 2.74 0.75 0.86
9 E 992 992 15.06 1.01 0.75 0.86
9 E 992 992 15.06 1.00 0.75 0.86
10 E 558 558 0.00 0.83 0.75 0.86
10 E 558 558 0.00 0.94 0.75 0.86
11 E 338 338 0.17 1.83 0.75 0.86
11 E 338 338 0.17 1.81 0.75 0.86
12 E 126 126 6.78 3.93 0.75 0.86
12 E 126 126 6.78 3.85 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9127.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9127.3 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 B97D3/daug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.09503 0.09503 0.05000

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/daug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.504
H2 0.000 0.000 1.605
C3 0.000 1.407 0.058
C4 1.218 -0.703 0.058
C5 -1.218 -0.703 0.058
N6 0.000 2.516 -0.270
N7 2.179 -1.258 -0.270
N8 -2.179 -1.258 -0.270

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.10141.47591.47591.47592.63242.63242.6324
H21.10142.09122.09122.09123.13833.13833.1383
C31.47592.09122.43692.43691.15663.45783.4578
C41.47592.09122.43692.43693.45781.15663.4578
C51.47592.09122.43692.43693.45783.45781.1566
N62.63243.13831.15663.45783.45784.35754.3575
N72.63243.13833.45781.15663.45784.35754.3575
N82.63243.13833.45783.45781.15664.35754.3575

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.934 C1 C4 N7 178.934
C1 C5 N8 178.934 H2 C1 C3 107.582
H2 C1 C4 107.582 H2 C1 C5 107.582
C3 C1 C4 111.293 C3 C1 C5 111.293
C4 C1 C5 111.293
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/daug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.243      
2 H 0.128      
3 C 1.061      
4 C 1.061      
5 C 1.061      
6 N -1.184      
7 N -1.184      
8 N -1.184      


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 2.718 2.718
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 9.863 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.863 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.433


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 202.321
(<r2>)1/2 14.224