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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-317.083819
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-317.083819
Nuclear repulsion energy211.295638
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 B3LYP/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 3020 2905 7.50 90.21 0.16 0.28
2 A1 2342 2253 0.01 87.97 0.07 0.12
3 A1 851 818 9.82 7.83 0.16 0.27
4 A1 580 558 0.02 4.07 0.00 0.00
5 A1 171 165 17.83 3.41 0.71 0.83
6 A2 355 341 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2334 2246 0.62 29.06 0.75 0.86
7 E 2334 2246 0.62 29.06 0.75 0.86
8 E 1322 1272 0.54 5.35 0.75 0.86
8 E 1322 1272 0.54 5.35 0.75 0.86
9 E 1027 988 27.64 3.22 0.75 0.86
9 E 1027 988 27.64 3.22 0.75 0.86
10 E 578 556 0.24 3.44 0.75 0.86
10 E 578 556 0.24 3.44 0.75 0.86
11 E 360 346 0.00 5.27 0.75 0.86
11 E 360 346 0.00 5.27 0.75 0.86
12 E 135 130 5.92 6.40 0.75 0.86
12 E 135 130 5.92 6.40 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9413.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.962) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9056.0 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 B3LYP/6-31G
ABC
0.09401 0.09401 0.04945

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G

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 1.607
C3 0.000 1.411 0.060
C4 1.222 -0.705 0.060
C5 -1.222 -0.705 0.060
N6 0.000 2.532 -0.272
N7 2.193 -1.266 -0.272
N8 -2.193 -1.266 -0.272

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.10291.47871.47871.47872.64812.64812.6481
H21.10292.09332.09332.09333.15293.15293.1529
C31.47872.09332.44312.44311.16953.47583.4758
C41.47872.09332.44312.44313.47581.16953.4758
C51.47872.09332.44312.44313.47583.47581.1695
N62.64813.15291.16953.47583.47584.38514.3851
N72.64813.15293.47581.16953.47584.38514.3851
N82.64813.15293.47583.47581.16954.38514.3851

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 179.046 C1 C4 N7 179.046
C1 C5 N8 179.046 H2 C1 C3 107.466
H2 C1 C4 107.466 H2 C1 C5 107.466
C3 C1 C4 111.400 C3 C1 C5 111.400
C4 C1 C5 111.400
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.215      
2 H 0.293      
3 C 0.171      
4 C 0.171      
5 C 0.171      
6 N -0.197      
7 N -0.197      
8 N -0.197      


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 2.783 2.783
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -49.732 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -49.732 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.395
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.169 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.169 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 14.337
Polar
3z2-r228.674
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 7.722 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.722 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.308


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 204.223
(<r2>)1/2 14.291