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

using model chemistry: B97D3/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/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-317.088994
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-317.088994
Nuclear repulsion energy212.550038
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/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 2963 2922 7.34 90.03 0.11 0.20
2 A1 2306 2273 0.17 150.33 0.05 0.10
3 A1 818 807 5.11 6.39 0.08 0.15
4 A1 558 551 0.21 4.85 0.00 0.00
5 A1 158 156 20.82 2.42 0.70 0.83
6 A2 341 337 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2297 2265 1.66 35.92 0.75 0.86
7 E 2297 2265 1.66 35.91 0.75 0.86
8 E 1249 1232 2.59 2.82 0.75 0.86
8 E 1249 1232 2.59 2.82 0.75 0.86
9 E 992 979 15.06 1.30 0.75 0.86
9 E 992 979 15.06 1.30 0.75 0.86
10 E 560 552 0.02 1.53 0.75 0.86
10 E 560 552 0.02 1.53 0.75 0.86
11 E 339 335 0.12 2.49 0.75 0.86
11 E 339 335 0.12 2.48 0.75 0.86
12 E 126 124 6.49 4.47 0.75 0.86
12 E 126 124 6.49 4.46 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9135.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.986) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9008.0 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/cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.09505 0.09505 0.05002

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.505
H2 0.000 0.000 1.607
C3 0.000 1.406 0.059
C4 1.218 -0.703 0.059
C5 -1.218 -0.703 0.059
N6 0.000 2.515 -0.271
N7 2.178 -1.258 -0.271
N8 -2.178 -1.258 -0.271

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.10141.47551.47551.47552.63252.63252.6325
H21.10142.09132.09132.09133.13903.13903.1390
C31.47552.09132.43602.43601.15713.45723.4572
C41.47552.09132.43602.43603.45721.15713.4572
C51.47552.09132.43602.43603.45723.45721.1571
N62.63253.13901.15713.45723.45724.35694.3569
N72.63253.13903.45721.15713.45724.35694.3569
N82.63253.13903.45723.45721.15714.35694.3569

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.963 C1 C4 N7 178.963
C1 C5 N8 178.963 H2 C1 C3 107.608
H2 C1 C4 107.608 H2 C1 C5 107.608
C3 C1 C4 111.268 C3 C1 C5 111.268
C4 C1 C5 111.268
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B97D3/cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.035      
2 H 0.170      
3 C -0.064      
4 C -0.064      
5 C -0.064      
6 N -0.005      
7 N -0.005      
8 N -0.005      


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 2.698 2.698
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -49.013 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -49.013 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.466
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.773 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.773 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.546
Polar
3z2-r227.093
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 9.042 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.042 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.555


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 201.992
(<r2>)1/2 14.212