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

using model chemistry: B97D3/6-311+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 B97D3/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-317.085861
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-317.085861
Nuclear repulsion energy212.580610
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 B97D3/6-311+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 2956 2917 8.14 89.63 0.10 0.18
2 A1 2304 2274 0.29 188.07 0.04 0.08
3 A1 817 806 4.79 7.45 0.06 0.11
4 A1 558 551 0.31 6.14 0.00 0.00
5 A1 160 158 22.41 2.02 0.67 0.80
6 A2 342 338 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2295 2265 1.62 34.13 0.75 0.86
7 E 2295 2265 1.62 34.09 0.75 0.86
8 E 1248 1232 3.09 2.77 0.75 0.86
8 E 1248 1232 3.09 2.76 0.75 0.86
9 E 992 979 15.08 1.10 0.75 0.86
9 E 992 979 15.08 1.10 0.75 0.86
10 E 559 552 0.00 1.23 0.75 0.86
10 E 559 552 0.00 1.25 0.75 0.86
11 E 341 336 0.18 2.07 0.75 0.86
11 E 341 336 0.18 2.08 0.75 0.86
12 E 127 126 6.84 3.99 0.75 0.86
12 E 127 126 6.84 3.96 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9128.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.987) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9010.1 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 B97D3/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
0.09507 0.09507 0.05003

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/6-311+G(3df,2p)

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 1.406 0.058
C4 1.218 -0.703 0.058
C5 -1.218 -0.703 0.058
N6 0.000 2.515 -0.271
N7 2.178 -1.257 -0.271
N8 -2.178 -1.257 -0.271

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.10161.47581.47581.47582.63222.63222.6322
H21.10162.09222.09222.09223.13913.13913.1391
C31.47582.09222.43592.43591.15653.45673.4567
C41.47582.09222.43592.43593.45671.15653.4567
C51.47582.09222.43592.43593.45673.45671.1565
N62.63223.13911.15653.45673.45674.35614.3561
N72.63223.13913.45671.15653.45674.35614.3561
N82.63223.13913.45673.45671.15654.35614.3561

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.904 C1 C4 N7 178.904
C1 C5 N8 178.904 H2 C1 C3 107.646
H2 C1 C4 107.646 H2 C1 C5 107.646
C3 C1 C4 111.233 C3 C1 C5 111.233
C4 C1 C5 111.233
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.512      
2 H 0.184      
3 C 0.787      
4 C 0.787      
5 C 0.787      
6 N -1.020      
7 N -1.020      
8 N -1.020      


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 2.735 2.735
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -49.617 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -49.617 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.734
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.942 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.942 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.883
Polar
3z2-r227.767
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 9.849 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.850 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.391


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 202.253
(<r2>)1/2 14.222