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

using model chemistry: B1B95/Def2TZVPP

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B1B95/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-317.187840
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-317.187840
Nuclear repulsion energy214.302216
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/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 3051 3051 14.46 85.06 0.11 0.19
2 A1 2418 2418 0.04 143.20 0.05 0.09
3 A1 847 847 4.43 6.32 0.09 0.16
4 A1 580 580 0.60 4.12 0.00 0.00
5 A1 169 169 24.07 2.34 0.70 0.82
6 A2 366 366 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2412 2412 0.44 32.48 0.75 0.86
7 E 2412 2412 0.44 32.48 0.75 0.86
8 E 1286 1286 3.06 2.60 0.75 0.86
8 E 1286 1286 3.06 2.59 0.75 0.86
9 E 1044 1044 16.42 1.22 0.75 0.86
9 E 1044 1044 16.42 1.22 0.75 0.86
10 E 583 583 0.04 1.99 0.75 0.86
10 E 583 583 0.04 1.99 0.75 0.86
11 E 364 364 0.29 2.65 0.75 0.86
11 E 364 364 0.29 2.65 0.75 0.86
12 E 133 133 7.52 4.37 0.75 0.86
12 E 133 133 7.52 4.38 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9539.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9539.2 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/Def2TZVPP
ABC
0.09653 0.09653 0.05075

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/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 1.592
C3 0.000 1.398 0.056
C4 1.211 -0.699 0.056
C5 -1.211 -0.699 0.056
N6 0.000 2.496 -0.265
N7 2.162 -1.248 -0.265
N8 -2.162 -1.248 -0.265

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09481.46591.46591.46592.61022.61022.6102
H21.09482.07692.07692.07693.11133.11133.1113
C31.46592.07692.42122.42121.14443.43203.4320
C41.46592.07692.42122.42123.43201.14443.4320
C51.46592.07692.42122.42123.43203.43201.1444
N62.61023.11131.14443.43203.43204.32394.3239
N72.61023.11133.43201.14443.43204.32394.3239
N82.61023.11133.43203.43201.14444.32394.3239

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.761 C1 C4 N7 178.761
C1 C5 N8 178.761 H2 C1 C3 107.519
H2 C1 C4 107.519 H2 C1 C5 107.519
C3 C1 C4 111.351 C3 C1 C5 111.351
C4 C1 C5 111.351
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/Def2TZVPP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.341      
2 H 0.171      
3 C -0.191      
4 C -0.191      
5 C -0.191      
6 N 0.021      
7 N 0.021      
8 N 0.021      


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 2.755 2.755
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -49.320 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -49.320 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.452
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.934 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.934 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.869
Polar
3z2-r227.737
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 8.865 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.865 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.581


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 199.513
(<r2>)1/2 14.125