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

using model chemistry: TPSSh/Def2TZVPP

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at TPSSh/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-317.318802
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-317.318802
Nuclear repulsion energy213.080979
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 TPSSh/Def2TZVPP
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 3017 3017 10.77 87.50 0.11 0.20
2 A1 2357 2357 0.17 149.87 0.05 0.09
3 A1 836 836 5.99 6.76 0.09 0.17
4 A1 569 569 0.31 4.73 0.00 0.00
5 A1 165 165 22.48 2.43 0.70 0.82
6 A2 357 357 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2350 2350 1.23 33.30 0.75 0.86
7 E 2350 2350 1.23 33.31 0.75 0.86
8 E 1277 1277 3.38 2.74 0.75 0.86
8 E 1277 1277 3.38 2.74 0.75 0.86
9 E 1016 1016 18.03 1.44 0.75 0.86
9 E 1016 1016 18.03 1.44 0.75 0.86
10 E 573 573 0.00 1.82 0.75 0.86
10 E 573 573 0.00 1.82 0.75 0.86
11 E 354 354 0.17 2.63 0.75 0.86
11 E 354 354 0.17 2.63 0.75 0.86
12 E 130 130 6.99 4.52 0.75 0.86
12 E 130 130 6.99 4.52 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9350.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9350.8 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 TPSSh/Def2TZVPP
ABC
0.09546 0.09546 0.05022

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at TPSSh/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.503
H2 0.000 0.000 1.601
C3 0.000 1.405 0.057
C4 1.217 -0.702 0.057
C5 -1.217 -0.702 0.057
N6 0.000 2.510 -0.269
N7 2.174 -1.255 -0.269
N8 -2.174 -1.255 -0.269

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09801.47411.47411.47412.62592.62592.6259
H21.09802.08772.08772.08773.12993.12993.1299
C31.47412.08772.43342.43341.15193.45043.4504
C41.47412.08772.43342.43343.45041.15193.4504
C51.47412.08772.43342.43343.45043.45041.1519
N62.62593.12991.15193.45043.45044.34714.3471
N72.62593.12993.45041.15193.45044.34714.3471
N82.62593.12993.45043.45041.15194.34714.3471

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.806 C1 C4 N7 178.806
C1 C5 N8 178.806 H2 C1 C3 107.623
H2 C1 C4 107.623 H2 C1 C5 107.623
C3 C1 C4 111.254 C3 C1 C5 111.254
C4 C1 C5 111.254
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/Def2TZVPP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.450      
2 H 0.108      
3 C -0.266      
4 C -0.266      
5 C -0.266      
6 N 0.080      
7 N 0.080      
8 N 0.080      


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 2.742 2.742
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 9.093 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.093 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.668


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 201.429
(<r2>)1/2 14.193