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

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/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/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-317.177475
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-317.177475
Nuclear repulsion energy213.976159
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/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 3061 2926 13.21 78.87 0.11 0.20
2 A1 2423 2317 0.01 126.82 0.05 0.09
3 A1 849 812 5.13 5.95 0.09 0.17
4 A1 580 554 0.56 3.94 0.00 0.00
5 A1 169 161 24.06 2.31 0.70 0.82
6 A2 363 347 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2418 2311 0.36 31.03 0.75 0.86
7 E 2418 2311 0.36 31.07 0.75 0.86
8 E 1300 1242 3.03 2.32 0.75 0.86
8 E 1299 1242 3.07 2.31 0.75 0.86
9 E 1041 995 18.94 1.23 0.75 0.86
9 E 1041 995 18.92 1.23 0.75 0.86
10 E 586 560 0.06 2.07 0.75 0.86
10 E 586 560 0.06 2.07 0.75 0.86
11 E 361 345 0.30 2.76 0.75 0.86
11 E 361 345 0.30 2.74 0.75 0.86
12 E 134 128 7.62 4.31 0.75 0.86
12 E 134 128 7.62 4.30 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9560.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.956) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9139.9 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/cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.09620 0.09620 0.05059

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.500
H2 0.000 0.000 1.595
C3 0.000 1.402 0.056
C4 1.214 -0.701 0.056
C5 -1.214 -0.701 0.056
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
C11.09501.47051.47051.47052.61462.61462.6146
H21.09502.08212.08212.08213.11673.11673.1167
C31.47052.08212.42772.42771.14423.43803.4380
C41.47052.08212.42772.42773.43801.14423.4380
C51.47052.08212.42772.42773.43803.43801.1442
N62.61463.11671.14423.43803.43804.32944.3294
N72.61463.11673.43801.14423.43804.32944.3294
N82.61463.11673.43803.43801.14424.32944.3294

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.739 C1 C4 N7 178.739
C1 C5 N8 178.739 H2 C1 C3 107.606
H2 C1 C4 107.606 H2 C1 C5 107.606
C3 C1 C4 111.270 C3 C1 C5 111.270
C4 C1 C5 111.270
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.059      
2 H 0.180      
3 C -0.068      
4 C -0.068      
5 C -0.068      
6 N -0.011      
7 N -0.011      
8 N -0.011      


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 2.782 2.782
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -49.275 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -49.275 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.383
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.946 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.946 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.893
Polar
3z2-r227.785
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 8.590 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.587 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.416


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 200.046
(<r2>)1/2 14.144