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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/Def2TZVPP

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-317.080381
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-316.689418
Nuclear repulsion energy212.995701
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 B2PLYP/Def2TZVPP
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3057 3057 11.54 83.69 0.11 0.20
2 A1 2306 2306 0.43 119.01 0.04 0.08
3 A1 843 843 5.80 6.86 0.09 0.16
4 A1 572 572 0.35 4.43 0.00 0.00
5 A1 166 166 23.50 2.32 0.70 0.82
6 A2 353 353 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2303 2303 4.71 26.63 0.75 0.86
7 E 2303 2303 4.71 26.63 0.75 0.86
8 E 1300 1300 3.22 2.54 0.75 0.86
8 E 1300 1300 3.22 2.54 0.75 0.86
9 E 1031 1031 17.34 1.50 0.75 0.86
9 E 1031 1031 17.34 1.50 0.75 0.86
10 E 575 575 0.01 1.83 0.75 0.86
10 E 575 575 0.01 1.83 0.75 0.86
11 E 350 350 0.29 2.53 0.75 0.86
11 E 350 350 0.29 2.53 0.75 0.86
12 E 132 132 7.43 4.36 0.75 0.86
12 E 132 132 7.43 4.36 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9339.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9339.9 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 B2PLYP/Def2TZVPP
ABC
0.09546 0.09546 0.05024

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.506
H2 0.000 0.000 1.600
C3 0.000 1.403 0.058
C4 1.215 -0.701 0.058
C5 -1.215 -0.701 0.058
N6 0.000 2.510 -0.271
N7 2.174 -1.255 -0.271
N8 -2.174 -1.255 -0.271

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09431.47211.47211.47212.62762.62762.6276
H21.09432.08412.08412.08413.13053.13053.1305
C31.47212.08412.42932.42931.15563.44933.4493
C41.47212.08412.42932.42933.44931.15563.4493
C51.47212.08412.42932.42933.44933.44931.1556
N62.62763.13051.15563.44933.44934.34814.3481
N72.62763.13053.44931.15563.44934.34814.3481
N82.62763.13053.44933.44931.15564.34814.3481

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.841 C1 C4 N7 178.841
C1 C5 N8 178.841 H2 C1 C3 107.688
H2 C1 C4 107.688 H2 C1 C5 107.688
C3 C1 C4 111.194 C3 C1 C5 111.194
C4 C1 C5 111.194
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/Def2TZVPP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.321      
2 H 0.164      
3 C -0.182      
4 C -0.182      
5 C -0.182      
6 N 0.020      
7 N 0.020      
8 N 0.020      


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 2.773 2.773
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -49.988 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -49.988 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.946
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.021 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.021 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 14.041
Polar
3z2-r228.083
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 8.844 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.844 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.639


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 201.733
(<r2>)1/2 14.203