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

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/CEP-31G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-52.704711
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-52.704711
Nuclear repulsion energy100.561018
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 wB97X-D/CEP-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 3104 3104 2.09 101.03 0.13 0.22
2 A1 2321 2321 0.25 130.45 0.04 0.08
3 A1 862 862 16.59 10.12 0.12 0.21
4 A1 570 570 0.04 4.33 0.00 0.00
5 A1 173 173 17.81 3.56 0.71 0.83
6 A2 374 374 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2323 2323 0.49 32.45 0.75 0.86
7 E 2323 2323 0.45 32.55 0.75 0.86
8 E 1326 1326 0.86 4.86 0.75 0.86
8 E 1325 1325 0.92 4.92 0.75 0.86
9 E 1049 1049 33.41 3.45 0.75 0.86
9 E 1049 1049 33.35 3.51 0.75 0.86
10 E 577 577 0.51 3.96 0.75 0.86
10 E 577 577 0.50 3.94 0.75 0.86
11 E 369 369 0.06 5.14 0.75 0.86
11 E 369 369 0.06 5.11 0.75 0.86
12 E 136 136 6.12 6.14 0.75 0.86
12 E 136 136 6.12 6.17 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9480.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9480.3 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 wB97X-D/CEP-31G
ABC
0.09235 0.09235 0.04873

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/CEP-31G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.531
H2 0.000 0.000 1.631
C3 0.000 1.422 0.065
C4 1.231 -0.711 0.065
C5 -1.231 -0.711 0.065
N6 0.000 2.550 -0.285
N7 2.208 -1.275 -0.285
N8 -2.208 -1.275 -0.285

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.10081.49601.49601.49602.67722.67722.6772
H21.10082.11562.11562.11563.18973.18973.1897
C31.49602.11562.46212.46211.18133.50283.5028
C41.49602.11562.46212.46213.50281.18133.5028
C51.49602.11562.46212.46213.50283.50281.1813
N62.67723.18971.18133.50283.50284.41674.4167
N72.67723.18973.50281.18133.50284.41674.4167
N82.67723.18973.50283.50281.18134.41674.4167

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 179.045 C1 C4 N7 179.045
C1 C5 N8 179.045 H2 C1 C3 108.153
H2 C1 C4 108.153 H2 C1 C5 108.153
C3 C1 C4 110.757 C3 C1 C5 110.757
C4 C1 C5 110.757
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/CEP-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.150      
2 H 0.272      
3 C -0.603      
4 C -0.603      
5 C -0.603      
6 N 0.462      
7 N 0.462      
8 N 0.462      


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 3.046 3.046
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -50.774 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -50.774 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.543
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.615 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.615 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 15.231
Polar
3z2-r230.462
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 8.061 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.048 0.004
z 0.000 0.004 4.772


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 155.380
(<r2>)1/2 12.465