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

using model chemistry: SVWN/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 SVWN/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-315.461011
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-315.461011
Nuclear repulsion energy214.244410
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 SVWN/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 2917 2887 20.99 95.59 0.12 0.22
2 A1 2348 2324 0.01 133.38 0.06 0.12
3 A1 829 820 3.54 6.36 0.10 0.18
4 A1 573 567 0.17 3.10 0.00 0.00
5 A1 162 161 19.93 2.80 0.72 0.83
6 A2 360 356 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2344 2319 0.63 37.97 0.75 0.86
7 E 2344 2319 0.63 37.97 0.75 0.86
8 E 1226 1213 0.67 3.44 0.75 0.86
8 E 1226 1213 0.67 3.44 0.75 0.86
9 E 1031 1020 11.93 1.65 0.75 0.86
9 E 1031 1020 11.93 1.65 0.75 0.86
10 E 570 564 0.02 2.50 0.75 0.86
10 E 570 564 0.02 2.50 0.75 0.86
11 E 359 355 0.03 3.51 0.75 0.86
11 E 359 355 0.03 3.51 0.75 0.86
12 E 128 127 6.49 5.00 0.75 0.86
12 E 128 127 6.49 5.00 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9251.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9896) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9154.8 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 SVWN/6-311G**
ABC
0.09676 0.09676 0.05092

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.496
H2 0.000 0.000 1.608
C3 0.000 1.389 0.059
C4 1.203 -0.694 0.059
C5 -1.203 -0.694 0.059
N6 0.000 2.496 -0.269
N7 2.161 -1.248 -0.269
N8 -2.161 -1.248 -0.269

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.11251.45551.45551.45552.61012.61012.6101
H21.11252.08022.08022.08023.12263.12263.1226
C31.45552.08022.40502.40501.15463.42483.4248
C41.45552.08022.40502.40503.42481.15463.4248
C51.45552.08022.40502.40503.42483.42481.1546
N62.61013.12261.15463.42483.42484.32274.3227
N72.61013.12263.42481.15463.42484.32274.3227
N82.61013.12263.42483.42481.15464.32274.3227

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 179.043 C1 C4 N7 179.043
C1 C5 N8 179.043 H2 C1 C3 107.450
H2 C1 C4 107.450 H2 C1 C5 107.450
C3 C1 C4 111.415 C3 C1 C5 111.415
C4 C1 C5 111.415
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at SVWN/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.255      
2 H 0.294      
3 C 0.152      
4 C 0.152      
5 C 0.152      
6 N -0.165      
7 N -0.165      
8 N -0.165      


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 2.749 2.749
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -49.001 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -49.001 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.505
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.748 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.748 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.496
Polar
3z2-r226.992
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 8.356 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.356 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.934


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 198.937
(<r2>)1/2 14.104