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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULL/cc-pVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-317.099483
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-316.678330
Nuclear repulsion energy213.237680
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 B2PLYP=FULL/cc-pVTZ
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 3056 2921 11.03 80.99 0.11 0.20
2 A1 2312 2210 0.33 110.29 0.05 0.09
3 A1 842 805 5.71 6.39 0.09 0.16
4 A1 572 547 0.29 4.15 0.00 0.00
5 A1 167 159 22.74 2.20 0.70 0.82
6 A2 353 337 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2309 2207 4.47 26.61 0.75 0.86
7 E 2309 2207 4.47 26.61 0.75 0.86
8 E 1301 1243 2.83 2.39 0.75 0.86
8 E 1301 1243 2.83 2.39 0.75 0.86
9 E 1033 987 16.68 1.44 0.75 0.86
9 E 1033 987 16.68 1.44 0.75 0.86
10 E 576 550 0.00 1.74 0.75 0.86
10 E 576 550 0.00 1.74 0.75 0.86
11 E 352 336 0.23 2.49 0.75 0.86
11 E 352 336 0.23 2.49 0.75 0.86
12 E 132 126 7.24 4.16 0.75 0.86
12 E 132 126 7.24 4.16 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9352.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9558) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8938.7 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 B2PLYP=FULL/cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.09569 0.09569 0.05035

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.504
H2 0.000 0.000 1.597
C3 0.000 1.400 0.058
C4 1.213 -0.700 0.058
C5 -1.213 -0.700 0.058
N6 0.000 2.508 -0.269
N7 2.172 -1.254 -0.269
N8 -2.172 -1.254 -0.269

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09331.46961.46961.46962.62442.62442.6244
H21.09332.08092.08092.08093.12623.12623.1262
C31.46962.08092.42542.42541.15503.44533.4453
C41.46962.08092.42542.42543.44531.15503.4453
C51.46962.08092.42542.42543.44533.44531.1550
N62.62443.12621.15503.44533.44534.34414.3441
N72.62443.12623.44531.15503.44534.34414.3441
N82.62443.12623.44533.44531.15504.34414.3441

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.771 C1 C4 N7 178.771
C1 C5 N8 178.771 H2 C1 C3 107.668
H2 C1 C4 107.668 H2 C1 C5 107.668
C3 C1 C4 111.213 C3 C1 C5 111.213
C4 C1 C5 111.213
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability