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

using model chemistry: B97D3/aug-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 B97D3/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-317.093048
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-317.093048
Nuclear repulsion energy212.566165
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/aug-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 2961 2915 8.34 91.13 0.10 0.18
2 A1 2304 2269 0.25 191.65 0.04 0.08
3 A1 816 804 4.66 7.38 0.06 0.11
4 A1 558 550 0.31 6.22 0.00 0.01
5 A1 159 157 22.20 1.98 0.67 0.80
6 A2 340 335 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2295 2260 1.59 33.94 0.75 0.86
7 E 2295 2260 1.59 33.99 0.75 0.86
8 E 1250 1231 2.97 2.80 0.75 0.86
8 E 1250 1231 2.97 2.82 0.75 0.86
9 E 993 978 15.01 1.02 0.75 0.86
9 E 993 978 15.01 1.01 0.75 0.86
10 E 559 550 0.00 0.99 0.75 0.86
10 E 559 550 0.00 1.03 0.75 0.86
11 E 339 334 0.17 1.91 0.75 0.86
11 E 339 334 0.17 1.91 0.75 0.86
12 E 126 124 6.80 3.85 0.75 0.86
12 E 126 124 6.80 3.80 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9131.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9847) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8991.3 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 B97D3/aug-cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.09504 0.09504 0.05000

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/aug-cc-pVTZ

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 1.605
C3 0.000 1.407 0.058
C4 1.218 -0.703 0.058
C5 -1.218 -0.703 0.058
N6 0.000 2.516 -0.270
N7 2.179 -1.258 -0.270
N8 -2.179 -1.258 -0.270

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.10161.47551.47551.47552.63202.63202.6320
H21.10162.09062.09062.09063.13743.13743.1374
C31.47552.09062.43672.43671.15663.45783.4578
C41.47552.09062.43672.43673.45781.15663.4578
C51.47552.09062.43672.43673.45783.45781.1566
N62.63203.13741.15663.45783.45784.35784.3578
N72.63203.13743.45781.15663.45784.35784.3578
N82.63203.13743.45783.45781.15664.35784.3578

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.919 C1 C4 N7 178.919
C1 C5 N8 178.919 H2 C1 C3 107.550
H2 C1 C4 107.550 H2 C1 C5 107.550
C3 C1 C4 111.322 C3 C1 C5 111.322
C4 C1 C5 111.322
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.632      
2 H 0.085      
3 C 0.233      
4 C 0.233      
5 C 0.233      
6 N -0.472      
7 N -0.472      
8 N -0.472      


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 -49.573 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -49.573 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.710
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.931 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.931 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.862
Polar
3z2-r227.725
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 9.860 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.860 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.419


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 202.315
(<r2>)1/2 14.224