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

using model chemistry: B3LYPultrafine/Def2TZVPP

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYPultrafine/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-317.313450
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-317.313450
Nuclear repulsion energy213.445039
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 B3LYPultrafine/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 3017 3017 11.40 85.72 0.11 0.20
2 A1 2385 2385 0.06 146.74 0.05 0.09
3 A1 842 842 4.90 6.07 0.09 0.17
4 A1 574 574 0.61 4.45 0.00 0.00
5 A1 170 170 24.33 2.36 0.70 0.82
6 A2 361 361 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2378 2378 0.76 32.76 0.75 0.86
7 E 2378 2378 0.76 32.76 0.75 0.86
8 E 1292 1292 3.33 2.68 0.75 0.86
8 E 1292 1292 3.33 2.68 0.75 0.86
9 E 1024 1024 18.84 1.22 0.75 0.86
9 E 1024 1024 18.84 1.21 0.75 0.86
10 E 580 580 0.06 1.90 0.75 0.86
10 E 580 580 0.06 1.91 0.75 0.86
11 E 359 359 0.31 2.68 0.75 0.86
11 E 359 359 0.31 2.67 0.75 0.86
12 E 134 134 7.56 4.43 0.75 0.86
12 E 134 134 7.56 4.42 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9440.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9440.4 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 B3LYPultrafine/Def2TZVPP
ABC
0.09570 0.09570 0.05029

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/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 1.593
C3 0.000 1.406 0.055
C4 1.217 -0.703 0.055
C5 -1.217 -0.703 0.055
N6 0.000 2.507 -0.265
N7 2.171 -1.254 -0.265
N8 -2.171 -1.254 -0.265

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09701.47321.47321.47322.62042.62042.6204
H21.09702.08382.08382.08383.12093.12093.1209
C31.47322.08382.43442.43441.14733.44803.4480
C41.47322.08382.43442.43443.44801.14733.4480
C51.47322.08382.43442.43443.44803.44801.1473
N62.62043.12091.14733.44803.44804.34284.3428
N72.62043.12093.44801.14733.44804.34284.3428
N82.62043.12093.44803.44801.14734.34284.3428

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.757 C1 C4 N7 178.757
C1 C5 N8 178.757 H2 C1 C3 107.437
H2 C1 C4 107.437 H2 C1 C5 107.437
C3 C1 C4 111.427 C3 C1 C5 111.427
C4 C1 C5 111.427
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYPultrafine/Def2TZVPP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.322      
2 H 0.155      
3 C -0.231      
4 C -0.231      
5 C -0.231      
6 N 0.072      
7 N 0.072      
8 N 0.072      


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 2.758 2.758
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -49.967 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -49.967 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.848
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.060 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.060 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 14.119
Polar
3z2-r228.238
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 8.980 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.980 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.661


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 201.392
(<r2>)1/2 14.191