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

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/cc-pVDZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-317.123104
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-317.123104
Nuclear repulsion energy212.861183
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 mPW1PW91/cc-pVDZ
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 3058 2931 12.23 86.18 0.14 0.24
2 A1 2417 2317 0.00 109.60 0.06 0.12
3 A1 848 813 5.27 6.55 0.10 0.18
4 A1 582 558 0.16 3.24 0.00 0.00
5 A1 168 161 19.57 2.60 0.71 0.83
6 A2 365 350 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2413 2312 0.27 32.44 0.75 0.86
7 E 2413 2312 0.27 32.44 0.75 0.86
8 E 1277 1224 3.80 3.08 0.75 0.86
8 E 1277 1224 3.80 3.08 0.75 0.86
9 E 1050 1006 18.00 1.76 0.75 0.86
9 E 1050 1006 18.00 1.76 0.75 0.86
10 E 582 557 0.01 2.32 0.75 0.86
10 E 582 557 0.01 2.32 0.75 0.86
11 E 364 349 0.11 3.35 0.75 0.86
11 E 364 349 0.11 3.35 0.75 0.86
12 E 133 128 6.39 4.76 0.75 0.86
12 E 133 128 6.39 4.76 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9538.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9583) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9140.7 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 mPW1PW91/cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.09537 0.09537 0.05017

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/cc-pVDZ

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 1.607
C3 0.000 1.403 0.058
C4 1.215 -0.701 0.058
C5 -1.215 -0.701 0.058
N6 0.000 2.512 -0.270
N7 2.176 -1.256 -0.270
N8 -2.176 -1.256 -0.270

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.10531.47151.47151.47152.62812.62812.6281
H21.10532.09022.09022.09023.13613.13613.1361
C31.47152.09022.42992.42991.15673.45123.4512
C41.47152.09022.42992.42993.45121.15673.4512
C51.47152.09022.42992.42993.45123.45121.1567
N62.62813.13611.15673.45123.45124.35134.3513
N72.62813.13613.45121.15673.45124.35134.3513
N82.62813.13613.45123.45121.15674.35134.3513

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.890 C1 C4 N7 178.890
C1 C5 N8 178.890 H2 C1 C3 107.569
H2 C1 C4 107.569 H2 C1 C5 107.569
C3 C1 C4 111.305 C3 C1 C5 111.305
C4 C1 C5 111.305
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.083      
2 H 0.168      
3 C 0.059      
4 C 0.059      
5 C 0.059      
6 N -0.088      
7 N -0.088      
8 N -0.088      


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 2.671 2.671
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -48.267 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -48.267 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.193
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.537 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.537 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.073
Polar
3z2-r226.147
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 7.925 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.925 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.706


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 201.070
(<r2>)1/2 14.180