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

using model chemistry: M06-2X/6-311G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at M06-2X/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-317.156525
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-317.156525
Nuclear repulsion energy213.828695
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 M06-2X/6-311G*
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 3082 3082 12.87 77.46 0.14 0.25
2 A1 2454 2454 0.03 104.41 0.06 0.11
3 A1 859 859 6.30 6.57 0.12 0.21
4 A1 585 585 0.39 3.24 0.00 0.01
5 A1 171 171 21.41 2.92 0.71 0.83
6 A2 373 373 0.00 0.01 0.75 0.86
7 E 2450 2450 0.52 30.71 0.75 0.86
7 E 2450 2450 0.52 30.74 0.75 0.86
8 E 1315 1315 2.16 2.88 0.75 0.86
8 E 1315 1315 2.17 2.88 0.75 0.86
9 E 1056 1056 21.47 2.03 0.75 0.86
9 E 1056 1056 21.42 2.02 0.75 0.86
10 E 594 594 0.05 2.83 0.75 0.86
10 E 594 594 0.05 2.84 0.75 0.86
11 E 372 372 0.17 3.83 0.75 0.86
11 E 372 372 0.17 3.84 0.75 0.86
12 E 135 135 7.06 5.25 0.75 0.86
12 E 135 135 7.06 5.25 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9683.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9683.7 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 M06-2X/6-311G*
ABC
0.09614 0.09614 0.05066

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-311G*

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 1.608
C3 0.000 1.401 0.059
C4 1.214 -0.701 0.059
C5 -1.214 -0.701 0.059
N6 0.000 2.498 -0.273
N7 2.163 -1.249 -0.273
N8 -2.163 -1.249 -0.273

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09631.47261.47261.47262.61792.61792.6179
H21.09632.08872.08872.08873.12653.12653.1265
C31.47262.08872.42722.42721.14543.43693.4369
C41.47262.08872.42722.42723.43691.14543.4369
C51.47262.08872.42722.42723.43693.43691.1454
N62.61793.12651.14543.43693.43694.32614.3261
N72.61793.12653.43691.14543.43694.32614.3261
N82.61793.12653.43693.43691.14544.32614.3261

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.933 C1 C4 N7 178.933
C1 C5 N8 178.933 H2 C1 C3 107.898
H2 C1 C4 107.898 H2 C1 C5 107.898
C3 C1 C4 110.997 C3 C1 C5 110.997
C4 C1 C5 110.997
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.409      
2 H 0.376      
3 C 0.223      
4 C 0.223      
5 C 0.223      
6 N -0.212      
7 N -0.212      
8 N -0.212      


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 2.793 2.793
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -49.190 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -49.190 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.694
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.748 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.748 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.496
Polar
3z2-r226.991
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 7.942 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.942 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 4.771


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 200.047
(<r2>)1/2 14.144