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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-317.189984
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-317.189984
Nuclear repulsion energy212.248417
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/6-31G**
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 3030 2911 8.46 88.42 0.16 0.28
2 A1 2394 2300 0.02 99.53 0.07 0.13
3 A1 844 811 5.20 6.59 0.13 0.23
4 A1 572 549 0.45 3.00 0.00 0.00
5 A1 168 161 21.45 2.95 0.71 0.83
6 A2 356 342 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2387 2293 1.02 33.27 0.75 0.86
7 E 2387 2293 1.02 33.27 0.75 0.86
8 E 1288 1237 3.20 4.31 0.75 0.86
8 E 1288 1237 3.20 4.31 0.75 0.86
9 E 1025 985 20.40 2.20 0.75 0.86
9 E 1025 985 20.40 2.20 0.75 0.86
10 E 571 548 0.00 2.85 0.75 0.86
10 E 571 548 0.00 2.85 0.75 0.86
11 E 359 345 0.25 4.19 0.75 0.86
11 E 359 345 0.25 4.19 0.75 0.86
12 E 132 127 6.91 5.46 0.75 0.86
12 E 132 127 6.91 5.46 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9442.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9608) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9072.5 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/6-31G**
ABC
0.09477 0.09477 0.04987

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.506
H2 0.000 0.000 1.607
C3 0.000 1.409 0.059
C4 1.220 -0.704 0.059
C5 -1.220 -0.704 0.059
N6 0.000 2.519 -0.272
N7 2.182 -1.260 -0.272
N8 -2.182 -1.260 -0.272

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.10081.47811.47811.47812.63642.63642.6364
H21.10082.09332.09332.09333.14253.14253.1425
C31.47812.09332.44012.44011.15843.46243.4624
C41.47812.09332.44012.44013.46241.15843.4624
C51.47812.09332.44012.44013.46243.46241.1584
N62.63643.14251.15843.46243.46244.36314.3631
N72.63643.14253.46241.15843.46244.36314.3631
N82.63643.14253.46243.46241.15844.36314.3631

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.957 C1 C4 N7 178.957
C1 C5 N8 178.957 H2 C1 C3 107.621
H2 C1 C4 107.621 H2 C1 C5 107.621
C3 C1 C4 111.257 C3 C1 C5 111.257
C4 C1 C5 111.257
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.204      
2 H 0.253      
3 C 0.392      
4 C 0.392      
5 C 0.392      
6 N -0.409      
7 N -0.409      
8 N -0.409      


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 2.715 2.715
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -48.623 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -48.623 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.061
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.781 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.781 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.561
Polar
3z2-r227.122
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 7.891 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.891 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.540


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 202.260
(<r2>)1/2 14.222