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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULL/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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-316.912065
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-316.568850
Nuclear repulsion energy211.883425
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 B2PLYP=FULL/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 3072 2913 8.25 84.14 0.17 0.29
2 A1 2318 2198 0.36 76.81 0.07 0.13
3 A1 853 809 6.07 7.17 0.12 0.22
4 A1 572 543 0.29 3.01 0.00 0.00
5 A1 167 159 21.08 2.91 0.71 0.83
6 A2 351 333 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2316 2196 5.45 26.16 0.75 0.86
7 E 2316 2196 5.45 26.16 0.75 0.86
8 E 1319 1251 2.72 4.09 0.75 0.86
8 E 1319 1251 2.72 4.09 0.75 0.86
9 E 1037 984 19.42 2.63 0.75 0.86
9 E 1037 984 19.42 2.64 0.75 0.86
10 E 569 540 0.00 2.71 0.75 0.86
10 E 569 540 0.00 2.71 0.75 0.86
11 E 353 335 0.22 4.04 0.75 0.86
11 E 353 335 0.22 4.04 0.75 0.86
12 E 131 125 6.92 5.40 0.75 0.86
12 E 131 125 6.92 5.40 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9392.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9484) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8907.5 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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
0.09459 0.09459 0.04984

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.513
H2 0.000 0.000 1.612
C3 0.000 1.405 0.061
C4 1.217 -0.703 0.061
C5 -1.217 -0.703 0.061
N6 0.000 2.522 -0.276
N7 2.184 -1.261 -0.276
N8 -2.184 -1.261 -0.276

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09871.47641.47641.47642.64242.64242.6424
H21.09872.09312.09312.09313.15023.15023.1502
C31.47642.09312.43412.43411.16623.46303.4630
C41.47642.09312.43412.43413.46301.16623.4630
C51.47642.09312.43412.43413.46303.46301.1662
N62.64243.15021.16623.46303.46304.36804.3680
N72.64243.15023.46301.16623.46304.36804.3680
N82.64243.15023.46303.46301.16624.36804.3680

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.925 C1 C4 N7 178.925
C1 C5 N8 178.925 H2 C1 C3 107.849
H2 C1 C4 107.849 H2 C1 C5 107.849
C3 C1 C4 111.044 C3 C1 C5 111.044
C4 C1 C5 111.044
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability