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

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/Def2TZVPP

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-317.188850
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-317.188850
Nuclear repulsion energy213.934213
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 wB97X-D/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 3062 2924 14.73 80.46 0.11 0.20
2 A1 2423 2314 0.03 136.98 0.04 0.09
3 A1 850 812 4.94 6.15 0.10 0.18
4 A1 581 555 0.67 4.16 0.00 0.00
5 A1 170 162 24.88 2.40 0.70 0.82
6 A2 366 350 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2417 2309 0.43 31.17 0.75 0.86
7 E 2417 2309 0.43 31.24 0.75 0.86
8 E 1301 1243 3.17 2.45 0.75 0.86
8 E 1301 1243 3.21 2.44 0.75 0.86
9 E 1043 996 19.00 1.23 0.75 0.86
9 E 1043 996 18.97 1.22 0.75 0.86
10 E 588 561 0.10 2.22 0.75 0.86
10 E 588 561 0.10 2.21 0.75 0.86
11 E 364 348 0.34 2.80 0.75 0.86
11 E 364 348 0.35 2.78 0.75 0.86
12 E 135 129 7.80 4.49 0.75 0.86
12 E 135 129 7.81 4.49 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9573.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9552) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9144.3 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 wB97X-D/Def2TZVPP
ABC
0.09615 0.09615 0.05056

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.500
H2 0.000 0.000 1.595
C3 0.000 1.402 0.055
C4 1.214 -0.701 0.055
C5 -1.214 -0.701 0.055
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
C11.09551.47101.47101.47102.61492.61492.6149
H21.09552.08272.08272.08273.11713.11713.1171
C31.47102.08272.42892.42891.14413.43913.4391
C41.47102.08272.42892.42893.43911.14413.4391
C51.47102.08272.42892.42893.43913.43911.1441
N62.61493.11711.14413.43913.43914.33064.3306
N72.61493.11713.43911.14413.43914.33064.3306
N82.61493.11713.43913.43911.14414.33064.3306

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.751 C1 C4 N7 178.751
C1 C5 N8 178.751 H2 C1 C3 107.578
H2 C1 C4 107.578 H2 C1 C5 107.578
C3 C1 C4 111.296 C3 C1 C5 111.296
C4 C1 C5 111.296
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/Def2TZVPP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.437      
2 H 0.136      
3 C -0.251      
4 C -0.251      
5 C -0.251      
6 N 0.060      
7 N 0.060      
8 N 0.060      


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 2.801 2.801
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -49.560 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -49.560 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.487
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.036 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.036 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 14.073
Polar
3z2-r228.146
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 8.832 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.830 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.607


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 200.284
(<r2>)1/2 14.152