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

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/CEP-121G

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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-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-52.721205
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-52.721205
Nuclear repulsion energy101.022529
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-121G
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 3048 3048 3.58 85.57 0.13 0.22
2 A1 2304 2304 0.05 141.12 0.05 0.09
3 A1 851 851 14.40 9.29 0.14 0.24
4 A1 570 570 0.00 4.60 0.00 0.01
5 A1 171 171 17.69 3.54 0.71 0.83
6 A2 366 366 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2307 2307 0.17 33.51 0.75 0.86
7 E 2307 2307 0.20 33.09 0.75 0.86
8 E 1325 1325 0.77 4.47 0.75 0.86
8 E 1325 1325 0.82 4.53 0.75 0.86
9 E 1040 1040 33.08 3.02 0.75 0.86
9 E 1040 1040 33.19 2.91 0.75 0.86
10 E 577 577 0.32 4.10 0.75 0.86
10 E 577 577 0.32 4.08 0.75 0.86
11 E 363 363 0.03 5.50 0.75 0.86
11 E 363 363 0.03 5.47 0.75 0.86
12 E 135 135 6.07 6.44 0.75 0.86
12 E 135 135 6.07 6.49 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9401.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9401.9 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-121G
ABC
0.09310 0.09310 0.04903

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/CEP-121G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.517
H2 0.000 0.000 1.615
C3 0.000 1.418 0.061
C4 1.228 -0.709 0.061
C5 -1.228 -0.709 0.061
N6 0.000 2.542 -0.277
N7 2.202 -1.271 -0.277
N8 -2.202 -1.271 -0.277

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09851.48951.48951.48952.66302.66302.6630
H21.09852.10422.10422.10423.16883.16883.1688
C31.48952.10422.45592.45591.17363.49163.4916
C41.48952.10422.45592.45593.49161.17363.4916
C51.48952.10422.45592.45593.49163.49161.1736
N62.66303.16881.17363.49163.49164.40304.4030
N72.66303.16883.49161.17363.49164.40304.4030
N82.66303.16883.49163.49161.17364.40304.4030

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.864 C1 C4 N7 178.864
C1 C5 N8 178.864 H2 C1 C3 107.833
H2 C1 C4 107.833 H2 C1 C5 107.833
C3 C1 C4 111.059 C3 C1 C5 111.059
C4 C1 C5 111.059
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/CEP-121G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.120      
2 H 0.288      
3 C -0.405      
4 C -0.405      
5 C -0.405      
6 N 0.269      
7 N 0.269      
8 N 0.269      


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 2.938 2.938
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -50.381 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -50.381 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.566
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.407 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.407 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 14.815
Polar
3z2-r229.630
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 8.226 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.207 0.006
z 0.000 0.006 4.868


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 154.311
(<r2>)1/2 12.422