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

using model chemistry: M06-2X/6-31G

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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/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-316.964466
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-316.964466
Nuclear repulsion energy212.315617
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/6-31G
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 3071 3071 13.50 87.73 0.17 0.29
2 A1 2414 2414 0.00 79.98 0.06 0.12
3 A1 871 871 9.85 7.87 0.16 0.28
4 A1 594 594 0.08 3.63 0.75 0.86
5 A1 173 173 17.91 3.44 0.70 0.83
6 A2 368 368 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2411 2411 0.15 26.63 0.75 0.86
7 E 2411 2411 0.15 26.64 0.75 0.86
8 E 1338 1338 0.20 4.81 0.75 0.86
8 E 1337 1337 0.20 4.80 0.75 0.86
9 E 1063 1063 29.46 3.45 0.75 0.86
9 E 1063 1063 29.37 3.45 0.75 0.86
10 E 594 594 0.06 3.79 0.00 0.00
10 E 594 594 0.08 3.62 0.75 0.86
11 E 374 374 0.00 5.25 0.75 0.86
11 E 373 373 0.00 5.26 0.75 0.86
12 E 136 136 6.00 6.30 0.75 0.86
12 E 136 136 6.00 6.30 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9659.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9659.5 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 M06-2X/6-31G
ABC
0.09494 0.09494 0.05002

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-31G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.510
H2 0.000 0.000 1.610
C3 0.000 1.404 0.062
C4 1.216 -0.702 0.062
C5 -1.216 -0.702 0.062
N6 0.000 2.517 -0.275
N7 2.179 -1.258 -0.275
N8 -2.179 -1.258 -0.275

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.10011.47401.47401.47402.63642.63642.6364
H21.10012.09032.09032.09033.14463.14463.1446
C31.47402.09032.43212.43211.16243.45733.4573
C41.47402.09032.43212.43213.45731.16243.4573
C51.47402.09032.43212.43213.45733.45731.1624
N62.63643.14461.16243.45733.45734.35904.3590
N72.63643.14463.45731.16243.45734.35904.3590
N82.63643.14463.45733.45731.16244.35904.3590

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 179.142 C1 C4 N7 179.142
C1 C5 N8 179.142 H2 C1 C3 107.711
H2 C1 C4 107.711 H2 C1 C5 107.711
C3 C1 C4 111.173 C3 C1 C5 111.173
C4 C1 C5 111.173
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.218      
2 H 0.325      
3 C 0.153      
4 C 0.153      
5 C 0.153      
6 N -0.188      
7 N -0.188      
8 N -0.188      


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 2.839 2.839
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -49.758 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -49.758 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.585
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.086 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.086 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 14.172
Polar
3z2-r228.345
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 7.487 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.486 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 4.263


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 202.437
(<r2>)1/2 14.228