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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-316.931213
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-316.593917
Nuclear repulsion energy211.468462
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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/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 3069 2941 8.38 85.59 0.15 0.26
2 A1 2304 2207 0.34 84.66 0.06 0.11
3 A1 842 806 6.70 7.10 0.10 0.18
4 A1 572 548 0.05 3.51 0.00 0.00
5 A1 165 159 18.51 2.56 0.71 0.83
6 A2 352 337 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2302 2206 5.21 25.51 0.75 0.86
7 E 2302 2206 5.21 25.51 0.75 0.86
8 E 1286 1232 3.81 3.22 0.75 0.86
8 E 1286 1232 3.81 3.22 0.75 0.86
9 E 1036 992 18.12 2.22 0.75 0.86
9 E 1036 992 18.12 2.22 0.75 0.86
10 E 570 546 0.05 2.02 0.75 0.86
10 E 570 546 0.05 2.02 0.75 0.86
11 E 350 335 0.10 3.16 0.75 0.86
11 E 350 335 0.10 3.16 0.75 0.86
12 E 132 126 6.12 4.73 0.75 0.86
12 E 132 126 6.12 4.73 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9326.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9582) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8936.5 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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.09421 0.09421 0.04961

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.511
H2 0.000 0.000 1.615
C3 0.000 1.408 0.061
C4 1.220 -0.704 0.061
C5 -1.220 -0.704 0.061
N6 0.000 2.528 -0.275
N7 2.189 -1.264 -0.275
N8 -2.189 -1.264 -0.275

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.10451.47861.47861.47862.64682.64682.6468
H21.10452.09772.09772.09773.15603.15603.1560
C31.47862.09772.43962.43961.16833.47063.4706
C41.47862.09772.43962.43963.47061.16833.4706
C51.47862.09772.43962.43963.47063.47061.1683
N62.64683.15601.16833.47063.47064.37804.3780
N72.64683.15603.47061.16833.47064.37804.3780
N82.64683.15603.47063.47061.16834.37804.3780

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.961 C1 C4 N7 178.961
C1 C5 N8 178.961 H2 C1 C3 107.719
H2 C1 C4 107.719 H2 C1 C5 107.719
C3 C1 C4 111.165 C3 C1 C5 111.165
C4 C1 C5 111.165
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.036      
2 H 0.150      
3 C 0.012      
4 C 0.012      
5 C 0.012      
6 N -0.049      
7 N -0.049      
8 N -0.049      


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 2.640 2.640
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -48.668 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -48.668 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.586
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.541 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.541 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.082
Polar
3z2-r226.163
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 7.837 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.837 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.713


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 203.371
(<r2>)1/2 14.261