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

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/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 PBEPBE/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-316.834945
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-316.834945
Nuclear repulsion energy210.947589
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 PBEPBE/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 2949 2915 12.26 99.31 0.11 0.19
2 A1 2296 2270 0.15 175.38 0.05 0.09
3 A1 810 801 6.08 7.30 0.09 0.16
4 A1 553 546 0.02 4.75 0.00 0.00
5 A1 159 157 19.70 2.94 0.68 0.81
6 A2 337 333 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2289 2263 1.17 37.17 0.75 0.86
7 E 2289 2263 1.17 37.13 0.75 0.86
8 E 1229 1215 2.48 3.96 0.75 0.86
8 E 1229 1215 2.48 3.96 0.75 0.86
9 E 996 985 16.49 1.41 0.75 0.86
9 E 996 985 16.49 1.41 0.75 0.86
10 E 547 541 0.37 2.32 0.75 0.86
10 E 547 541 0.37 2.33 0.75 0.86
11 E 339 336 0.01 3.62 0.75 0.86
11 E 339 336 0.01 3.62 0.75 0.86
12 E 125 123 6.13 5.63 0.75 0.86
12 E 125 123 6.13 5.63 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9077.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9886) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8973.5 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 PBEPBE/6-31+G**
ABC
0.09372 0.09372 0.04927

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.502
H2 0.000 0.000 1.613
C3 0.000 1.412 0.058
C4 1.223 -0.706 0.058
C5 -1.223 -0.706 0.058
N6 0.000 2.537 -0.270
N7 2.197 -1.268 -0.270
N8 -2.197 -1.268 -0.270

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.11111.48061.48061.48062.65182.65182.6518
H21.11112.10112.10112.10113.15943.15943.1594
C31.48062.10112.44602.44601.17143.48143.4814
C41.48062.10112.44602.44603.48141.17143.4814
C51.48062.10112.44602.44603.48143.48141.1714
N62.65183.15941.17143.48143.48144.39414.3941
N72.65183.15943.48141.17143.48144.39414.3941
N82.65183.15943.48143.48141.17144.39414.3941

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.748 C1 C4 N7 178.748
C1 C5 N8 178.748 H2 C1 C3 107.475
H2 C1 C4 107.475 H2 C1 C5 107.475
C3 C1 C4 111.391 C3 C1 C5 111.391
C4 C1 C5 111.391
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.202      
2 H 0.293      
3 C 0.219      
4 C 0.219      
5 C 0.219      
6 N -0.384      
7 N -0.384      
8 N -0.384      


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 2.721 2.721
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -49.883 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -49.883 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -36.069
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.907 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.907 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.813
Polar
3z2-r227.627
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 9.586 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.586 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.783


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 205.039
(<r2>)1/2 14.319