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

using model chemistry: MP2/6-311+G(3df,2p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at MP2/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-316.612109
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-315.432951
Nuclear repulsion energy212.264643
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 MP2/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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 3075 2901 13.31 80.68 0.10 0.18
2 A1 2191 2067 1.42 94.04 0.03 0.06
3 A1 837 789 5.89 7.94 0.05 0.10
4 A1 564 532 0.17 4.62 0.00 0.00
5 A1 159 150 23.11 1.71 0.67 0.80
6 A2 340 320 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2198 2073 13.46 17.72 0.75 0.86
7 E 2198 2073 13.46 17.72 0.75 0.86
8 E 1293 1220 2.64 2.24 0.75 0.86
8 E 1293 1220 2.64 2.24 0.75 0.86
9 E 1034 975 13.49 1.16 0.75 0.86
9 E 1034 975 13.49 1.16 0.75 0.86
10 E 563 531 0.00 1.09 0.75 0.86
10 E 563 531 0.00 1.09 0.75 0.86
11 E 334 316 0.27 1.70 0.75 0.86
11 E 334 316 0.27 1.70 0.75 0.86
12 E 128 120 7.40 3.39 0.75 0.86
12 E 128 120 7.40 3.39 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9130.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9434) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8614.1 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 MP2/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
0.09508 0.09508 0.05015

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.519
H2 0.000 0.000 1.614
C3 0.000 1.397 0.062
C4 1.210 -0.699 0.062
C5 -1.210 -0.699 0.062
N6 0.000 2.516 -0.279
N7 2.179 -1.258 -0.279
N8 -2.179 -1.258 -0.279

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09541.46981.46981.46982.63902.63902.6390
H21.09542.08802.08802.08803.14823.14823.1482
C31.46982.08802.42002.42001.16943.45143.4514
C41.46982.08802.42002.42003.45141.16943.4514
C51.46982.08802.42002.42003.45143.45141.1694
N62.63903.14821.16943.45143.45144.35744.3574
N72.63903.14823.45141.16943.45144.35744.3574
N82.63903.14823.45143.45141.16944.35744.3574

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.870 C1 C4 N7 178.870
C1 C5 N8 178.870 H2 C1 C3 108.082
H2 C1 C4 108.083 H2 C1 C5 108.083
C3 C1 C4 110.824 C3 C1 C5 110.824
C4 C1 C5 110.824
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability