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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-317.299296
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-317.299296
Nuclear repulsion energy213.492336
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 B3LYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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 3009 2909 12.10 82.53 0.10 0.18
2 A1 2383 2305 0.07 171.17 0.04 0.07
3 A1 839 812 4.38 6.59 0.07 0.13
4 A1 572 553 0.70 5.30 0.00 0.00
5 A1 169 163 25.29 1.91 0.67 0.80
6 A2 358 346 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2376 2297 0.65 31.09 0.75 0.86
7 E 2376 2297 0.65 31.10 0.75 0.86
8 E 1288 1245 3.51 2.49 0.75 0.86
8 E 1288 1245 3.51 2.49 0.75 0.86
9 E 1022 988 18.31 1.02 0.75 0.86
9 E 1022 988 18.31 1.02 0.75 0.86
10 E 577 558 0.10 1.47 0.75 0.86
10 E 577 558 0.10 1.47 0.75 0.86
11 E 356 345 0.34 2.19 0.75 0.86
11 E 356 345 0.34 2.19 0.75 0.86
12 E 134 130 7.75 3.81 0.75 0.86
12 E 134 130 7.75 3.79 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9417.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.967) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9106.3 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 B3LYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
0.09574 0.09574 0.05029

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.495
H2 0.000 0.000 1.592
C3 0.000 1.405 0.053
C4 1.217 -0.703 0.053
C5 -1.217 -0.703 0.053
N6 0.000 2.507 -0.263
N7 2.172 -1.254 -0.263
N8 -2.172 -1.254 -0.263

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09711.47291.47291.47292.61972.61972.6197
H21.09712.08392.08392.08393.11943.11943.1194
C31.47292.08392.43362.43361.14703.44743.4474
C41.47292.08392.43362.43363.44741.14703.4474
C51.47292.08392.43362.43363.44743.44741.1470
N62.61973.11941.14703.44743.44744.34304.3430
N72.61973.11943.44741.14703.44744.34304.3430
N82.61973.11943.44743.44741.14704.34304.3430

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.565 C1 C4 N7 178.564
C1 C5 N8 178.564 H2 C1 C3 107.459
H2 C1 C4 107.459 H2 C1 C5 107.459
C3 C1 C4 111.406 C3 C1 C5 111.406
C4 C1 C5 111.406
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.218      
2 H 0.233      
3 C 0.829      
4 C 0.829      
5 C 0.829      
6 N -0.979      
7 N -0.979      
8 N -0.979      


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 2.750 2.750
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -50.146 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -50.146 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.918
Traceless
 xyz
x -7.114 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -7.114 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 14.228
Polar
3z2-r228.456
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 9.451 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.451 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.207


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 201.438
(<r2>)1/2 14.193