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

using model chemistry: CID/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at CID/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-316.119779
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-315.345209
Nuclear repulsion energy213.749134
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 CID/6-31G*
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 3194 2951 10.97      
2 A1 2540 2346 0.00      
3 A1 902 833 7.14      
4 A1 606 559 0.89      
5 A1 179 166 25.56      
6 A2 378 349 0.00      
7 E 2535 2342 0.51      
7 E 2535 2342 0.51      
8 E 1389 1283 3.77      
8 E 1389 1283 3.77      
9 E 1101 1017 26.63      
9 E 1101 1017 26.63      
10 E 610 564 0.17      
10 E 610 564 0.17      
11 E 381 352 0.48      
11 E 381 352 0.48      
12 E 140 130 8.34      
12 E 140 130 8.34      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10055.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9237) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9288.5 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 CID/6-31G*
ABC
0.09605 0.09605 0.05060

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CID/6-31G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.511
H2 0.000 0.000 1.602
C3 0.000 1.402 0.058
C4 1.214 -0.701 0.058
C5 -1.214 -0.701 0.058
N6 0.000 2.499 -0.272
N7 2.165 -1.250 -0.272
N8 -2.165 -1.250 -0.272

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09061.47301.47301.47302.61922.61922.6192
H21.09062.08512.08512.08513.12373.12373.1237
C31.47302.08512.42782.42781.14633.43863.4386
C41.47302.08512.42782.42783.43861.14633.4386
C51.47302.08512.42782.42783.43863.43861.1463
N62.61923.12371.14633.43863.43864.32914.3291
N72.61923.12373.43861.14633.43864.32914.3291
N82.61923.12373.43863.43861.14634.32914.3291

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.820 C1 C4 N7 178.820
C1 C5 N8 178.820 H2 C1 C3 107.910
H2 C1 C4 107.910 H2 C1 C5 107.910
C3 C1 C4 110.986 C3 C1 C5 110.986
C4 C1 C5 110.986
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability