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

using model chemistry: M06-2X/6-31G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at M06-2X/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-317.073783
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-317.073783
Nuclear repulsion energy212.964920
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 M06-2X/6-31G*
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 3086 2922 13.77 86.42 0.17 0.30
2 A1 2465 2335 0.01 90.36 0.07 0.12
3 A1 863 817 5.63 6.78 0.13 0.22
4 A1 583 552 0.53 2.78 0.01 0.01
5 A1 169 160 21.13 3.02 0.71 0.83
6 A2 366 347 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2462 2331 0.47 30.98 0.75 0.86
7 E 2462 2331 0.47 31.00 0.75 0.86
8 E 1312 1243 2.54 3.95 0.75 0.86
8 E 1312 1243 2.56 3.95 0.75 0.86
9 E 1056 1000 21.30 2.49 0.75 0.86
9 E 1056 1000 21.24 2.48 0.75 0.86
10 E 585 554 0.03 2.95 0.75 0.86
10 E 585 554 0.03 2.95 0.75 0.86
11 E 369 350 0.24 4.19 0.75 0.86
11 E 369 350 0.24 4.20 0.75 0.86
12 E 133 125 6.92 5.48 0.75 0.86
12 E 133 125 6.91 5.49 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9682.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.947) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9169.6 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 M06-2X/6-31G*
ABC
0.09543 0.09543 0.05031

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-31G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.516
H2 0.000 0.000 1.614
C3 0.000 1.404 0.060
C4 1.216 -0.702 0.060
C5 -1.216 -0.702 0.060
N6 0.000 2.507 -0.276
N7 2.171 -1.254 -0.276
N8 -2.171 -1.254 -0.276

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09881.47631.47631.47632.62912.62912.6291
H21.09882.09462.09462.09463.13983.13983.1398
C31.47632.09462.43232.43231.15293.44843.4484
C41.47632.09462.43232.43233.44841.15293.4484
C51.47632.09462.43232.43233.44843.44841.1529
N62.62913.13981.15293.44843.44844.34254.3425
N72.62913.13983.44841.15293.44844.34254.3425
N82.62913.13983.44843.44841.15294.34254.3425

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.981 C1 C4 N7 178.981
C1 C5 N8 178.981 H2 C1 C3 107.966
H2 C1 C4 107.966 H2 C1 C5 107.966
C3 C1 C4 110.934 C3 C1 C5 110.934
C4 C1 C5 110.934
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.273      
2 H 0.323      
3 C 0.378      
4 C 0.378      
5 C 0.378      
6 N -0.394      
7 N -0.394      
8 N -0.394      


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 2.764 2.764
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -48.495 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -48.495 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.209
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.643 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.643 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.286
Polar
3z2-r226.571
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 7.701 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.700 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 4.509


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 200.885
(<r2>)1/2 14.173