return to home page Computational Chemistry Comparison and Benchmark DataBase Release 22 (May 2022) Standard Reference Database 101 National Institute of Standards and Technology
You are here: Calculated > Energy > Optimized > Energy

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

using model chemistry: M06-2X/aug-cc-pVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at M06-2X/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-317.128249
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-317.128249
Nuclear repulsion energy212.901360
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 M06-2X/aug-cc-pVDZ
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 3085 3085 17.58 83.60 0.10 0.18
2 A1 2445 2445 0.06 154.00 0.04 0.07
3 A1 848 848 5.11 7.76 0.06 0.11
4 A1 577 577 0.57 5.09 0.00 0.00
5 A1 164 164 23.94 1.98 0.66 0.80
6 A2 352 352 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2442 2442 0.36 28.23 0.75 0.86
7 E 2442 2442 0.36 28.23 0.75 0.86
8 E 1277 1277 3.92 2.36 0.75 0.86
8 E 1277 1277 3.96 2.37 0.75 0.86
9 E 1050 1050 18.66 1.16 0.75 0.86
9 E 1050 1050 18.71 1.16 0.75 0.86
10 E 580 580 0.09 1.40 0.75 0.86
10 E 580 580 0.09 1.40 0.75 0.86
11 E 354 354 0.34 1.98 0.75 0.86
11 E 354 354 0.34 1.98 0.75 0.86
12 E 129 129 7.53 3.81 0.75 0.86
12 E 129 129 7.52 3.82 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9567.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9567.2 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 M06-2X/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.09536 0.09536 0.05024

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.512
H2 0.000 0.000 1.613
C3 0.000 1.405 0.059
C4 1.217 -0.703 0.059
C5 -1.217 -0.703 0.059
N6 0.000 2.509 -0.273
N7 2.173 -1.255 -0.273
N8 -2.173 -1.255 -0.273

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.10071.47661.47661.47662.62922.62922.6292
H21.10072.09532.09532.09533.13913.13913.1391
C31.47662.09532.43392.43391.15283.45063.4506
C41.47662.09532.43392.43393.45061.15283.4506
C51.47662.09532.43392.43393.45063.45061.1528
N62.62923.13911.15283.45063.45064.34594.3459
N72.62923.13913.45061.15283.45064.34594.3459
N82.62923.13913.45063.45061.15284.34594.3459

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.856 C1 C4 N7 178.857
C1 C5 N8 178.857 H2 C1 C3 107.888
H2 C1 C4 107.888 H2 C1 C5 107.888
C3 C1 C4 111.007 C3 C1 C5 111.007
C4 C1 C5 111.007
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 1.176      
2 H -0.005      
3 C -0.215      
4 C -0.215      
5 C -0.215      
6 N -0.176      
7 N -0.176      
8 N -0.176      


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 2.819 2.819
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -49.686 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -49.686 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -35.903
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.891 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.891 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.782
Polar
3z2-r227.565
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 9.211 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 9.211 -0.000
z 0.000 -0.000 6.105


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 201.722
(<r2>)1/2 14.203