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

using model chemistry: B97D3/3-21G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B97D3/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-315.239152
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-315.239152
Nuclear repulsion energy211.615497
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 B97D3/3-21G
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 2986 2935 7.71 88.58 0.18 0.31
2 A1 2289 2250 0.68 73.03 0.07 0.13
3 A1 844 830 8.54 7.95 0.16 0.28
4 A1 584 574 0.02 4.18 0.00 0.00
5 A1 188 184 13.09 3.02 0.71 0.83
6 A2 435 427 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2279 2240 3.13 25.69 0.75 0.86
7 E 2279 2240 3.13 25.69 0.75 0.86
8 E 1295 1273 0.06 5.70 0.75 0.86
8 E 1295 1273 0.06 5.70 0.75 0.86
9 E 991 974 19.07 3.25 0.75 0.86
9 E 991 974 19.07 3.25 0.75 0.86
10 E 620 609 0.20 2.72 0.75 0.86
10 E 620 609 0.20 2.72 0.75 0.86
11 E 433 426 0.09 3.42 0.75 0.86
11 E 433 426 0.09 3.42 0.75 0.86
12 E 152 149 4.47 5.05 0.75 0.86
12 E 152 149 4.47 5.05 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9433.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.983) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9272.7 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 B97D3/3-21G
ABC
0.09464 0.09464 0.05018

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/3-21G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.544
H2 0.000 0.000 1.651
C3 0.000 1.400 0.073
C4 1.213 -0.700 0.073
C5 -1.213 -0.700 0.073
N6 0.000 2.513 -0.297
N7 2.176 -1.257 -0.297
N8 -2.176 -1.257 -0.297

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.10711.47781.47781.47782.65012.65012.6501
H21.10712.11042.11042.11043.17983.17983.1798
C31.47782.11042.42572.42571.17243.45453.4545
C41.47782.11042.42572.42573.45451.17243.4545
C51.47782.11042.42572.42573.45453.45451.1724
N62.65013.17981.17243.45453.45454.35304.3530
N72.65013.17983.45451.17243.45454.35304.3530
N82.65013.17983.45453.45451.17244.35304.3530

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 179.750 C1 C4 N7 179.750
C1 C5 N8 179.750 H2 C1 C3 108.611
H2 C1 C4 108.611 H2 C1 C5 108.611
C3 C1 C4 110.318 C3 C1 C5 110.318
C4 C1 C5 110.318
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.531      
2 H 0.362      
3 C 0.485      
4 C 0.485      
5 C 0.485      
6 N -0.429      
7 N -0.429      
8 N -0.429      


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 2.717 2.717
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -48.221 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -48.221 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.381
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.420 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.420 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 12.840
Polar
3z2-r225.680
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 7.291 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.291 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.140


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 201.836
(<r2>)1/2 14.207