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

using model chemistry: HSEh1PBE/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 HSEh1PBE/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-316.921387
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-316.921387
Nuclear repulsion energy213.811126
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 HSEh1PBE/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 3039 2919 12.84 85.32 0.13 0.23
2 A1 2414 2318 0.01 118.48 0.06 0.11
3 A1 849 815 5.53 6.35 0.12 0.21
4 A1 582 559 0.27 3.25 0.00 0.01
5 A1 170 163 21.47 2.83 0.71 0.83
6 A2 370 356 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2409 2314 0.53 34.06 0.75 0.86
7 E 2409 2314 0.53 34.06 0.75 0.86
8 E 1288 1237 2.33 2.98 0.75 0.86
8 E 1288 1237 2.33 2.98 0.75 0.86
9 E 1048 1007 18.06 1.68 0.75 0.86
9 E 1048 1007 18.06 1.68 0.75 0.86
10 E 587 564 0.00 2.89 0.75 0.86
10 E 587 564 0.00 2.89 0.75 0.86
11 E 368 354 0.14 3.84 0.75 0.86
11 E 368 354 0.14 3.84 0.75 0.86
12 E 134 129 6.99 5.17 0.75 0.86
12 E 134 129 6.99 5.17 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9547.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9604) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9169.4 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 HSEh1PBE/6-311G**
ABC
0.09616 0.09616 0.05059

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HSEh1PBE/6-311G**

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 1.399 0.057
C4 1.212 -0.700 0.057
C5 -1.212 -0.700 0.057
N6 0.000 2.501 -0.268
N7 2.166 -1.250 -0.268
N8 -2.166 -1.250 -0.268

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09971.46751.46751.46752.61652.61652.6165
H21.09972.08282.08282.08283.12193.12193.1219
C31.46752.08282.42322.42321.14903.43753.4375
C41.46752.08282.42322.42323.43751.14903.4375
C51.46752.08282.42322.42323.43753.43751.1490
N62.61653.12191.14903.43753.43754.33174.3317
N72.61653.12193.43751.14903.43754.33174.3317
N82.61653.12193.43753.43751.14904.33174.3317

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.888 C1 C4 N7 178.888
C1 C5 N8 178.888 H2 C1 C3 107.579
H2 C1 C4 107.579 H2 C1 C5 107.579
C3 C1 C4 111.296 C3 C1 C5 111.296
C4 C1 C5 111.296
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HSEh1PBE/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.172      
2 H 0.266      
3 C 0.180      
4 C 0.180      
5 C 0.180      
6 N -0.211      
7 N -0.211      
8 N -0.211      


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 2.754 2.754
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -49.098 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -49.098 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.451
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.823 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.823 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.647
Polar
3z2-r227.294
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 8.112 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.112 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.814


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 200.037
(<r2>)1/2 14.143