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

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVTZ

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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/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-317.181258
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-317.181258
Nuclear repulsion energy213.994976
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/aug-cc-pVTZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.09620 0.09620 0.05058

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.499
H2 0.000 0.000 1.594
C3 0.000 1.402 0.055
C4 1.214 -0.701 0.055
C5 -1.214 -0.701 0.055
N6 0.000 2.500 -0.266
N7 2.165 -1.250 -0.266
N8 -2.165 -1.250 -0.266

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09491.47051.47051.47052.61412.61412.6141
H21.09492.08172.08172.08173.11563.11563.1156
C31.47052.08172.42822.42821.14383.43833.4383
C41.47052.08172.42822.42823.43831.14383.4383
C51.47052.08172.42822.42823.43833.43831.1438
N62.61413.11561.14383.43833.43834.32984.3298
N72.61413.11563.43831.14383.43834.32984.3298
N82.61413.11563.43833.43831.14384.32984.3298

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.715 C1 C4 N7 178.715
C1 C5 N8 178.715 H2 C1 C3 107.571
H2 C1 C4 107.571 H2 C1 C5 107.571
C3 C1 C4 111.302 C3 C1 C5 111.302
C4 C1 C5 111.302
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.781      
2 H 0.174      
3 C 0.214      
4 C 0.214      
5 C 0.214      
6 N -0.532      
7 N -0.532      
8 N -0.532      


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 2.787 2.787
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -49.605 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -49.605 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.513
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.046 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.046 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 14.093
Polar
3z2-r228.186
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 0.000 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.000


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 200.226
(<r2>)1/2 14.150