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

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/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 wB97X-D/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-317.146485
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-317.146485
Nuclear repulsion energy213.697384
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 wB97X-D/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 3065 3065 9.20 78.24 0.14 0.25
2 A1 2424 2424 0.01 106.32 0.06 0.11
3 A1 853 853 6.19 6.51 0.13 0.22
4 A1 582 582 0.35 3.26 0.00 0.01
5 A1 171 171 22.13 2.87 0.71 0.83
6 A2 369 369 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2419 2419 0.58 31.82 0.75 0.86
7 E 2419 2419 0.58 31.83 0.75 0.86
8 E 1315 1315 2.31 2.92 0.75 0.86
8 E 1315 1315 2.35 2.91 0.75 0.86
9 E 1048 1048 21.84 1.93 0.75 0.86
9 E 1048 1048 21.85 1.93 0.75 0.86
10 E 590 590 0.04 2.98 0.75 0.86
10 E 590 590 0.04 2.99 0.75 0.86
11 E 367 367 0.19 4.02 0.75 0.86
11 E 367 367 0.19 4.01 0.75 0.86
12 E 135 135 7.29 5.28 0.75 0.86
12 E 135 135 7.30 5.28 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9605.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9605.9 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 wB97X-D/6-311G*
ABC
0.09600 0.09600 0.05052

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-311G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.504
H2 0.000 0.000 1.601
C3 0.000 1.402 0.057
C4 1.214 -0.701 0.057
C5 -1.214 -0.701 0.057
N6 0.000 2.502 -0.269
N7 2.167 -1.251 -0.269
N8 -2.167 -1.251 -0.269

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09721.47151.47151.47152.61832.61832.6183
H21.09722.08552.08552.08553.12333.12333.1233
C31.47152.08552.42862.42861.14693.44083.4408
C41.47152.08552.42862.42863.44081.14693.4408
C51.47152.08552.42862.42863.44083.44081.1469
N62.61833.12331.14693.44083.44084.33314.3331
N72.61833.12333.44081.14693.44084.33314.3331
N82.61833.12333.44083.44081.14694.33314.3331

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.855 C1 C4 N7 178.855
C1 C5 N8 178.855 H2 C1 C3 107.665
H2 C1 C4 107.665 H2 C1 C5 107.665
C3 C1 C4 111.215 C3 C1 C5 111.215
C4 C1 C5 111.215
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.365      
2 H 0.359      
3 C 0.192      
4 C 0.192      
5 C 0.192      
6 N -0.190      
7 N -0.190      
8 N -0.190      


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 -49.257 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -49.257 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.435
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.911 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.911 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.822
Polar
3z2-r227.645
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 8.017 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.015 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.811


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 200.372
(<r2>)1/2 14.155