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

using model chemistry: M06-2X/6-31+G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at M06-2X/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-317.084631
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-317.084631
Nuclear repulsion energy212.886084
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 M06-2X/6-31+G**
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 3081 2934 16.77 90.75 0.13 0.23
2 A1 2457 2340 0.04 141.88 0.04 0.08
3 A1 855 814 7.22 6.98 0.10 0.17
4 A1 579 552 0.29 3.83 0.00 0.01
5 A1 168 160 22.27 2.87 0.67 0.80
6 A2 362 344 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2453 2336 0.22 30.25 0.75 0.86
7 E 2453 2336 0.22 30.26 0.75 0.86
8 E 1298 1236 3.33 3.27 0.75 0.86
8 E 1298 1236 3.36 3.26 0.75 0.86
9 E 1052 1001 22.88 1.69 0.75 0.86
9 E 1052 1001 22.81 1.68 0.75 0.86
10 E 583 555 0.00 2.71 0.75 0.86
10 E 583 555 0.00 2.71 0.75 0.86
11 E 364 347 0.12 3.78 0.75 0.86
11 E 364 347 0.13 3.79 0.75 0.86
12 E 132 126 7.04 5.42 0.75 0.86
12 E 132 126 7.03 5.42 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9633.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9522) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9172.9 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 M06-2X/6-31+G**
ABC
0.09534 0.09534 0.05022

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-31+G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.512
H2 0.000 0.000 1.610
C3 0.000 1.405 0.058
C4 1.217 -0.703 0.058
C5 -1.217 -0.703 0.058
N6 0.000 2.510 -0.273
N7 2.173 -1.255 -0.273
N8 -2.173 -1.255 -0.273

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09851.47671.47671.47672.62952.62952.6295
H21.09852.09372.09372.09373.13783.13783.1378
C31.47672.09372.43402.43401.15303.45103.4510
C41.47672.09372.43402.43403.45101.15303.4510
C51.47672.09372.43402.43403.45103.45101.1530
N62.62953.13781.15303.45103.45104.34684.3468
N72.62953.13783.45101.15303.45104.34684.3468
N82.62953.13783.45103.45101.15304.34684.3468

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.819 C1 C4 N7 178.819
C1 C5 N8 178.819 H2 C1 C3 107.887
H2 C1 C4 107.887 H2 C1 C5 107.887
C3 C1 C4 111.008 C3 C1 C5 111.008
C4 C1 C5 111.008
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.277      
2 H 0.300      
3 C 0.166      
4 C 0.166      
5 C 0.166      
6 N -0.358      
7 N -0.358      
8 N -0.358      


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 2.834 2.834
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -49.783 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -49.783 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.987
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.898 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.898 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.796
Polar
3z2-r227.592
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 8.731 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.730 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 5.453


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 201.824
(<r2>)1/2 14.206