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

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/Def2TZVPP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-316.932909
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-316.932909
Nuclear repulsion energy213.964571
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 PBE1PBE/Def2TZVPP
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 3038 3038 15.24 85.14 0.11 0.19
2 A1 2411 2411 0.05 146.20 0.05 0.09
3 A1 848 848 4.42 6.19 0.09 0.16
4 A1 581 581 0.57 4.10 0.00 0.00
5 A1 169 169 23.94 2.33 0.70 0.82
6 A2 366 366 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2406 2406 0.53 33.06 0.75 0.86
7 E 2406 2406 0.53 33.05 0.75 0.86
8 E 1285 1285 2.89 2.55 0.75 0.86
8 E 1285 1285 2.89 2.55 0.75 0.86
9 E 1045 1045 16.19 1.16 0.75 0.86
9 E 1045 1045 16.19 1.16 0.75 0.86
10 E 585 585 0.03 2.03 0.75 0.86
10 E 585 585 0.03 2.03 0.75 0.86
11 E 365 365 0.26 2.65 0.75 0.86
11 E 365 365 0.26 2.65 0.75 0.86
12 E 133 133 7.48 4.34 0.75 0.86
12 E 133 133 7.48 4.34 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9525.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9525.9 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 PBE1PBE/Def2TZVPP
ABC
0.09625 0.09625 0.05060

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/Def2TZVPP

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 1.400 0.056
C4 1.212 -0.700 0.056
C5 -1.212 -0.700 0.056
N6 0.000 2.500 -0.266
N7 2.165 -1.250 -0.266
N8 -2.165 -1.250 -0.266

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09871.46751.46751.46752.61412.61412.6141
H21.09872.08102.08102.08103.11723.11723.1172
C31.46752.08102.42412.42411.14673.43703.4370
C41.46752.08102.42412.42413.43701.14673.4370
C51.46752.08102.42412.42413.43703.43701.1467
N62.61413.11721.14673.43703.43704.33074.3307
N72.61413.11723.43701.14673.43704.33074.3307
N82.61413.11723.43703.43701.14674.33074.3307

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.770 C1 C4 N7 178.770
C1 C5 N8 178.770 H2 C1 C3 107.507
H2 C1 C4 107.507 H2 C1 C5 107.507
C3 C1 C4 111.362 C3 C1 C5 111.362
C4 C1 C5 111.362
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/Def2TZVPP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.427      
2 H 0.156      
3 C -0.259      
4 C -0.259      
5 C -0.259      
6 N 0.065      
7 N 0.065      
8 N 0.065      


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 2.769 2.769
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -49.491 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -49.491 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.571
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.960 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.960 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.920
Polar
3z2-r227.840
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 8.902 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.902 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.615


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 200.122
(<r2>)1/2 14.146