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

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/STO-3G

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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/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-313.045786
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-313.045786
Nuclear repulsion energy207.455113
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/STO-3G
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 3338 3338 23.25 46.84 0.25 0.40
2 A1 2440 2440 4.35 36.10 0.06 0.10
3 A1 882 882 3.03 5.13 0.11 0.19
4 A1 585 585 0.62 2.58 0.00 0.00
5 A1 169 169 12.75 1.97 0.72 0.83
6 A2 372 372 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2432 2432 49.78 10.74 0.75 0.86
7 E 2432 2432 49.85 10.71 0.75 0.86
8 E 1364 1364 2.61 6.17 0.75 0.86
8 E 1363 1363 2.63 6.17 0.75 0.86
9 E 1059 1059 16.08 2.90 0.75 0.86
9 E 1059 1059 16.07 2.92 0.75 0.86
10 E 585 585 0.03 1.16 0.75 0.86
10 E 585 585 0.03 1.15 0.75 0.86
11 E 367 367 0.05 2.35 0.75 0.86
11 E 367 367 0.05 2.34 0.75 0.86
12 E 133 133 4.21 3.36 0.75 0.86
12 E 132 132 4.22 3.35 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9830.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9830.4 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/STO-3G
ABC
0.09077 0.09077 0.04800

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/STO-3G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.543
H2 0.000 0.000 1.660
C3 0.000 1.434 0.070
C4 1.242 -0.717 0.070
C5 -1.242 -0.717 0.070
N6 0.000 2.569 -0.294
N7 2.225 -1.284 -0.294
N8 -2.225 -1.284 -0.294

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.11611.50991.50991.50992.70202.70202.7020
H21.11612.14052.14052.14053.22753.22753.2275
C31.50992.14052.48332.48331.19223.53133.5313
C41.50992.14052.48332.48333.53131.19223.5313
C51.50992.14052.48332.48333.53133.53131.1922
N62.70203.22751.19223.53133.53134.44934.4493
N72.70203.22753.53131.19223.53134.44934.4493
N82.70203.22753.53133.53131.19224.44934.4493

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 179.538 C1 C4 N7 179.538
C1 C5 N8 179.538 H2 C1 C3 108.269
H2 C1 C4 108.269 H2 C1 C5 108.269
C3 C1 C4 110.646 C3 C1 C5 110.646
C4 C1 C5 110.646
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.046      
2 H 0.168      
3 C 0.088      
4 C 0.088      
5 C 0.088      
6 N -0.129      
7 N -0.129      
8 N -0.129      


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 2.345 2.345
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -44.882 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -44.882 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -33.039
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.921 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -5.921 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 11.843
Polar
3z2-r223.686
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 4.780 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.777 0.001
z 0.000 0.001 2.418


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 207.578
(<r2>)1/2 14.408