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

using model chemistry: HSEh1PBE/cc-pVTZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at HSEh1PBE/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-316.951375
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-316.951375
Nuclear repulsion energy214.025266
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 HSEh1PBE/cc-pVTZ
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 3035 2917 14.20 83.02 0.11 0.20
2 A1 2410 2316 0.02 138.04 0.05 0.10
3 A1 847 814 4.46 5.90 0.09 0.16
4 A1 580 558 0.50 3.94 0.00 0.00
5 A1 168 161 23.30 2.24 0.70 0.82
6 A2 363 349 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2404 2311 0.44 33.13 0.75 0.86
7 E 2404 2311 0.44 33.13 0.75 0.86
8 E 1284 1234 2.60 2.42 0.75 0.86
8 E 1284 1234 2.60 2.42 0.75 0.86
9 E 1042 1002 15.95 1.14 0.75 0.86
9 E 1042 1002 15.95 1.14 0.75 0.86
10 E 584 561 0.02 1.93 0.75 0.86
10 E 584 561 0.02 1.93 0.75 0.86
11 E 362 348 0.23 2.62 0.75 0.86
11 E 362 348 0.23 2.61 0.75 0.86
12 E 132 127 7.32 4.19 0.75 0.86
12 E 132 127 7.32 4.19 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9510.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9611) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9140.8 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 HSEh1PBE/cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.09631 0.09631 0.05064

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HSEh1PBE/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.497
H2 0.000 0.000 1.595
C3 0.000 1.399 0.056
C4 1.211 -0.699 0.056
C5 -1.211 -0.699 0.056
N6 0.000 2.500 -0.266
N7 2.165 -1.250 -0.266
N8 -2.165 -1.250 -0.266

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09831.46691.46691.46692.61342.61342.6134
H21.09832.08032.08032.08033.11643.11643.1164
C31.46692.08032.42292.42291.14673.43583.4358
C41.46692.08032.42292.42293.43581.14673.4358
C51.46692.08032.42292.42293.43583.43581.1467
N62.61343.11641.14673.43583.43584.32934.3293
N72.61343.11643.43581.14673.43584.32934.3294
N82.61343.11643.43583.43581.14674.32934.3294

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.769 C1 C4 N7 178.769
C1 C5 N8 178.769 H2 C1 C3 107.516
H2 C1 C4 107.516 H2 C1 C5 107.516
C3 C1 C4 111.354 C3 C1 C5 111.354
C4 C1 C5 111.354
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HSEh1PBE/cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.005      
2 H 0.197      
3 C -0.052      
4 C -0.052      
5 C -0.052      
6 N -0.015      
7 N -0.015      
8 N -0.015      


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 2.749 2.749
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -49.235 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -49.235 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.476
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.880 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.880 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.759
Polar
3z2-r227.518
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 8.653 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.653 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.414


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 199.881
(<r2>)1/2 14.138