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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-315.459804
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-315.459804
Nuclear repulsion energy214.229317
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 2922 2894 17.21 92.79 0.13 0.23
2 A1 2348 2326 0.01 132.71 0.06 0.12
3 A1 831 823 3.45 6.47 0.10 0.18
4 A1 574 568 0.19 3.13 0.00 0.00
5 A1 163 161 19.88 2.79 0.72 0.84
6 A2 360 357 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2344 2321 0.67 37.81 0.75 0.86
7 E 2344 2321 0.67 37.81 0.75 0.86
8 E 1240 1228 0.51 3.58 0.75 0.86
8 E 1240 1228 0.51 3.58 0.75 0.86
9 E 1034 1024 12.49 1.75 0.75 0.86
9 E 1034 1024 12.49 1.75 0.75 0.86
10 E 570 565 0.02 2.49 0.75 0.86
10 E 570 565 0.02 2.49 0.75 0.86
11 E 359 356 0.04 3.54 0.75 0.86
11 E 359 356 0.04 3.54 0.75 0.86
12 E 128 127 6.51 4.98 0.75 0.86
12 E 128 127 6.51 4.98 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9273.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9904) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9184.8 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
0.09675 0.09675 0.05091

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
C11.11251.45571.45571.45572.61032.61032.6103
H21.11252.08032.08032.08033.12283.12283.1228
C31.45572.08032.40542.40541.15463.42513.4251
C41.45572.08032.40542.40543.42511.15463.4251
C51.45572.08032.40542.40543.42513.42511.1546
N62.61033.12281.15463.42513.42514.32294.3229
N72.61033.12283.42511.15463.42514.32294.3229
N82.61033.12283.42513.42511.15464.32294.3229

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 179.060 C1 C4 N7 179.060
C1 C5 N8 179.060 H2 C1 C3 107.445
H2 C1 C4 107.445 H2 C1 C5 107.445
C3 C1 C4 111.420 C3 C1 C5 111.420
C4 C1 C5 111.420
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 -0.462      
2 H 0.381      
3 C 0.192      
4 C 0.192      
5 C 0.192      
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 ÅAn error occurred on the server when processing the URL. Please contact the system administrator.

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