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

using model chemistry: MP3=FULL/cc-pVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at MP3=FULL/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-316.339746
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-315.366876
Nuclear repulsion energy211.591333
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 MP3=FULL/cc-pVDZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3124 2937 7.95      
2 A1 2460 2313 0.09      
3 A1 853 802 8.08      
4 A1 581 546 0.08      
5 A1 167 157 19.93      
6 A2 351 330 0.00      
7 E 2452 2306 2.24      
7 E 2452 2306 2.24      
8 E 1315 1236 5.07      
8 E 1315 1236 5.07      
9 E 1063 1000 20.61      
9 E 1063 1000 20.61      
10 E 581 546 0.00      
10 E 581 546 0.00      
11 E 350 329 0.19      
11 E 350 329 0.19      
12 E 133 125 6.61      
12 E 133 125 6.61      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9661.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9403) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9084.4 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 MP3=FULL/cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.09416 0.09416 0.04959

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3=FULL/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.513
H2 0.000 0.000 1.616
C3 0.000 1.414 0.060
C4 1.225 -0.707 0.060
C5 -1.225 -0.707 0.060
N6 0.000 2.525 -0.275
N7 2.187 -1.263 -0.275
N8 -2.187 -1.263 -0.275

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.10371.48531.48531.48532.64532.64532.6453
H21.10372.10342.10342.10343.15493.15493.1549
C31.48532.10342.45002.45001.16013.47313.4731
C41.48532.10342.45002.45003.47311.16013.4731
C51.48532.10342.45002.45003.47313.47311.1601
N62.64533.15491.16013.47313.47314.37424.3742
N72.64533.15493.47311.16013.47314.37424.3742
N82.64533.15493.47313.47311.16014.37424.3742

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.984 C1 C4 N7 178.984
C1 C5 N8 178.984 H2 C1 C3 107.758
H2 C1 C4 107.758 H2 C1 C5 107.758
C3 C1 C4 111.129 C3 C1 C5 111.129
C4 C1 C5 111.129
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability