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

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-317.115714
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-317.115714
Nuclear repulsion energy213.538357
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 mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
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 3056 2918 11.62 80.58 0.14 0.25
2 A1 2419 2310 0.01 115.58 0.06 0.11
3 A1 849 811 3.52 6.27 0.09 0.17
4 A1 582 556 0.83 3.38 0.00 0.00
5 A1 172 164 23.50 2.29 0.70 0.82
6 A2 372 355 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2413 2304 0.47 32.25 0.75 0.86
7 E 2413 2304 0.47 32.25 0.75 0.86
8 E 1283 1225 3.05 3.09 0.75 0.86
8 E 1283 1225 3.05 3.09 0.75 0.86
9 E 1044 997 16.38 1.62 0.75 0.86
9 E 1044 997 16.38 1.62 0.75 0.86
10 E 585 558 0.07 2.04 0.75 0.86
10 E 585 558 0.07 2.04 0.75 0.86
11 E 373 356 0.39 2.86 0.75 0.86
11 E 373 356 0.39 2.86 0.75 0.86
12 E 134 128 7.46 4.24 0.75 0.86
12 E 134 128 7.46 4.24 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9557.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9547) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9124.1 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 mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.09592 0.09592 0.05045

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.501
H2 0.000 0.000 1.600
C3 0.000 1.400 0.056
C4 1.213 -0.700 0.056
C5 -1.213 -0.700 0.056
N6 0.000 2.505 -0.267
N7 2.169 -1.252 -0.267
N8 -2.169 -1.252 -0.267

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09901.46921.46921.46922.61992.61992.6199
H21.09902.08412.08412.08413.12413.12413.1241
C31.46922.08412.42552.42551.15093.44203.4420
C41.46922.08412.42552.42553.44201.15093.4420
C51.46922.08412.42552.42553.44203.44201.1509
N62.61993.12411.15093.44203.44204.33844.3384
N72.61993.12413.44201.15093.44204.33844.3384
N82.61993.12413.44203.44201.15094.33844.3384

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.728 C1 C4 N7 178.728
C1 C5 N8 178.728 H2 C1 C3 107.609
H2 C1 C4 107.609 H2 C1 C5 107.609
C3 C1 C4 111.267 C3 C1 C5 111.267
C4 C1 C5 111.267
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.459      
2 H 0.265      
3 C 0.358      
4 C 0.358      
5 C 0.358      
6 N -0.294      
7 N -0.294      
8 N -0.294      


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 2.713 2.713
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -48.347 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -48.347 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -34.789
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.779 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.779 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.557
Polar
3z2-r227.115
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 8.215 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.215 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.021


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 200.044
(<r2>)1/2 14.144