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

using model chemistry: PM6

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
Energy calculated at PM6
 hartrees
Energy at 0K 
Energy at 298.15K0.165345
HF Energy0.165345
Nuclear repulsion energy128.102100
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 PM6
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 2630 2794 174.64      
2 A1 2381 2530 21.65      
3 A1 937 996 0.83      
4 A1 658 699 0.25      
5 A1 192 204 12.54      
6 A2 450 479 0.00      
7 E 2368 2515 16.85      
7 E 2368 2515 16.85      
8 E 1259 1337 0.89      
8 E 1259 1337 0.89      
9 E 1088 1156 31.98      
9 E 1088 1156 31.98      
10 E 628 667 0.01      
10 E 628 667 0.01      
11 E 443 471 0.01      
11 E 443 471 0.01      
12 E 148 157 4.50      
12 E 148 157 4.50      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9558.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1.0624) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10154.6 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 PM6
ABC
0.09626 0.09626 0.05095

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PM6

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.527
H2 0.000 0.000 1.673
C3 0.000 1.394 0.064
C4 1.207 -0.697 0.064
C5 -1.207 -0.697 0.064
N6 0.000 2.492 -0.285
N7 2.158 -1.246 -0.285
N8 -2.158 -1.246 -0.285

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.14591.46881.46881.46882.62142.62142.6214
H21.14592.12902.12902.12903.16953.16953.1695
C31.46882.12902.41412.41411.15263.42783.4278
C41.46882.12902.41412.41413.42781.15263.4278
C51.46882.12902.41412.41413.42783.42781.1526
N62.62143.16951.15263.42783.42784.31694.3169
N72.62143.16953.42781.15263.42784.31694.3169
N82.62143.16953.42783.42781.15264.31694.3169

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 179.218 C1 C4 N7 179.218
C1 C5 N8 179.218 H2 C1 C3 108.394
H2 C1 C4 108.394 H2 C1 C5 108.394
C3 C1 C4 110.527 C3 C1 C5 110.527
C4 C1 C5 110.527
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability