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

using model chemistry: HF/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 HF/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-315.416867
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-315.416867
Nuclear repulsion energy215.233371
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 HF/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 3245 2935 7.63 72.46 0.16 0.27
2 A1 2632 2381 0.06 107.97 0.05 0.10
3 A1 922 834 8.23 6.99 0.16 0.28
4 A1 620 561 1.53 3.51 0.01 0.01
5 A1 192 174 28.34 2.91 0.71 0.83
6 A2 414 374 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2629 2378 0.26 28.36 0.75 0.86
7 E 2629 2378 0.26 28.36 0.75 0.86
8 E 1433 1296 6.12 2.58 0.75 0.86
8 E 1433 1296 6.12 2.58 0.75 0.86
9 E 1114 1008 34.69 2.94 0.75 0.86
9 E 1114 1008 34.69 2.94 0.75 0.86
10 E 646 585 0.76 4.00 0.75 0.86
10 E 646 585 0.76 4.00 0.75 0.86
11 E 412 373 0.67 4.72 0.75 0.86
11 E 412 373 0.67 4.72 0.75 0.86
12 E 152 137 9.14 5.32 0.75 0.86
12 E 152 137 9.14 5.32 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10399.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9044) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9405.4 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 HF/6-311G*
ABC
0.09705 0.09705 0.05106

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/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 1.588
C3 0.000 1.404 0.054
C4 1.216 -0.702 0.054
C5 -1.216 -0.702 0.054
N6 0.000 2.484 -0.266
N7 2.151 -1.242 -0.266
N8 -2.151 -1.242 -0.266

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.08431.47451.47451.47452.60022.60022.6002
H21.08432.07992.07992.07993.09933.09933.0993
C31.47452.07992.43192.43191.12593.42493.4249
C41.47452.07992.43192.43193.42491.12593.4249
C51.47452.07992.43192.43193.42493.42491.1259
N62.60023.09931.12593.42493.42494.30214.3021
N72.60023.09933.42491.12593.42494.30214.3021
N82.60023.09933.42493.42491.12594.30214.3021

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.698 C1 C4 N7 178.698
C1 C5 N8 178.698 H2 C1 C3 107.776
H2 C1 C4 107.776 H2 C1 C5 107.776
C3 C1 C4 111.112 C3 C1 C5 111.112
C4 C1 C5 111.112
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.277      
2 H 0.365      
3 C 0.238      
4 C 0.238      
5 C 0.238      
6 N -0.267      
7 N -0.267      
8 N -0.267      


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 2.946 2.946
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -50.495 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -50.495 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.889
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.303 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.303 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 14.607
Polar
3z2-r229.214
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 7.572 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.572 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.605


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 199.115
(<r2>)1/2 14.111