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

using model chemistry: HSEh1PBE/cc-pVDZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at HSEh1PBE/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-316.870609
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-316.870609
Nuclear repulsion energy212.820356
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/cc-pVDZ
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 3050 2934 12.51 87.87 0.14 0.24
2 A1 2415 2323 0.00 110.72 0.06 0.12
3 A1 848 815 5.13 6.55 0.10 0.18
4 A1 582 560 0.15 3.24 0.00 0.00
5 A1 168 162 19.36 2.59 0.71 0.83
6 A2 365 351 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2411 2319 0.26 32.68 0.75 0.86
7 E 2411 2319 0.26 32.68 0.75 0.86
8 E 1273 1225 3.63 3.14 0.75 0.86
8 E 1273 1225 3.63 3.14 0.75 0.86
9 E 1049 1009 17.27 1.77 0.75 0.86
9 E 1049 1009 17.27 1.77 0.75 0.86
10 E 582 559 0.01 2.31 0.75 0.86
10 E 582 559 0.01 2.31 0.75 0.86
11 E 364 350 0.10 3.33 0.75 0.86
11 E 364 350 0.10 3.33 0.75 0.86
12 E 133 128 6.32 4.74 0.75 0.86
12 E 133 128 6.32 4.74 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9525.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9619) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9162.6 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/cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.09534 0.09534 0.05017

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HSEh1PBE/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.502
H2 0.000 0.000 1.609
C3 0.000 1.403 0.058
C4 1.215 -0.701 0.058
C5 -1.215 -0.701 0.058
N6 0.000 2.513 -0.270
N7 2.176 -1.256 -0.270
N8 -2.176 -1.256 -0.270

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.10661.47131.47131.47132.62862.62862.6286
H21.10662.09092.09092.09093.13753.13753.1375
C31.47132.09092.42952.42951.15743.45143.4514
C41.47132.09092.42952.42953.45141.15743.4514
C51.47132.09092.42952.42953.45143.45141.1574
N62.62863.13751.15743.45143.45144.35184.3518
N72.62863.13753.45141.15743.45144.35184.3518
N82.62863.13753.45143.45141.15744.35184.3518

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.918 C1 C4 N7 178.918
C1 C5 N8 178.918 H2 C1 C3 107.568
H2 C1 C4 107.568 H2 C1 C5 107.568
C3 C1 C4 111.306 C3 C1 C5 111.306
C4 C1 C5 111.306
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HSEh1PBE/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.083      
2 H 0.168      
3 C 0.051      
4 C 0.051      
5 C 0.051      
6 N -0.080      
7 N -0.080      
8 N -0.080      


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 2.667 2.667
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -48.277 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -48.277 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.247
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.515 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.515 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.030
Polar
3z2-r226.060
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 7.939 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.939 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.718


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 201.118
(<r2>)1/2 14.182