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

using model chemistry: B97D3/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B97D3/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-317.058472
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-317.058472
Nuclear repulsion energy212.225702
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 B97D3/6-311G*
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 2967 2967 3.98 89.60 0.14 0.24
2 A1 2306 2306 0.16 129.09 0.06 0.12
3 A1 820 820 5.87 7.04 0.11 0.20
4 A1 560 560 0.11 4.11 0.00 0.00
5 A1 161 161 19.20 3.00 0.72 0.84
6 A2 348 348 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2298 2298 1.91 36.45 0.75 0.86
7 E 2298 2298 1.91 36.45 0.75 0.86
8 E 1265 1265 2.20 3.62 0.75 0.86
8 E 1265 1265 2.20 3.62 0.75 0.86
9 E 997 997 17.22 1.99 0.75 0.86
9 E 997 997 17.22 1.99 0.75 0.86
10 E 563 563 0.05 2.35 0.75 0.86
10 E 563 563 0.05 2.35 0.75 0.86
11 E 345 345 0.07 3.69 0.75 0.86
11 E 345 345 0.07 3.69 0.75 0.86
12 E 128 128 6.24 5.46 0.75 0.86
12 E 128 128 6.24 5.46 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9176.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9176.9 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 B97D3/6-311G*
ABC
0.09479 0.09479 0.04991

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/6-311G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.508
H2 0.000 0.000 1.611
C3 0.000 1.407 0.060
C4 1.219 -0.704 0.060
C5 -1.219 -0.704 0.060
N6 0.000 2.519 -0.273
N7 2.181 -1.259 -0.273
N8 -2.181 -1.259 -0.273

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.10331.47691.47691.47692.63682.63682.6368
H21.10332.09432.09432.09433.14533.14533.1453
C31.47692.09432.43782.43781.16003.46123.4612
C41.47692.09432.43782.43783.46121.16003.4612
C51.47692.09432.43782.43783.46123.46121.1600
N62.63683.14531.16003.46123.46124.36224.3622
N72.63683.14533.46121.16003.46124.36224.3622
N82.63683.14533.46123.46121.16004.36224.3622

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 179.059 C1 C4 N7 179.059
C1 C5 N8 179.059 H2 C1 C3 107.640
H2 C1 C4 107.640 H2 C1 C5 107.640
C3 C1 C4 111.239 C3 C1 C5 111.239
C4 C1 C5 111.239
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.327      
2 H 0.330      
3 C 0.194      
4 C 0.194      
5 C 0.194      
6 N -0.195      
7 N -0.195      
8 N -0.195      


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 2.693 2.693
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -48.837 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -48.837 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.416
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.710 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.710 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.421
Polar
3z2-r226.841
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 8.481 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.481 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.933


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 202.345
(<r2>)1/2 14.225