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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G(2df,p)

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=FULLultrafine/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-316.985679
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-316.589854
Nuclear repulsion energy212.866335
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=FULLultrafine/6-31G(2df,p)
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 3070 3070 9.17 79.00 0.15 0.26
2 A1 2321 2321 0.32 90.88 0.06 0.11
3 A1 846 846 4.46 6.97 0.09 0.17
4 A1 575 575 0.64 3.47 0.00 0.00
5 A1 173 173 23.07 2.26 0.70 0.82
6 A2 370 370 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2317 2317 4.63 25.73 0.75 0.86
7 E 2317 2317 4.64 25.73 0.75 0.86
8 E 1297 1297 2.99 3.17 0.75 0.86
8 E 1297 1297 2.99 3.17 0.75 0.86
9 E 1035 1035 16.03 2.02 0.75 0.86
9 E 1035 1035 16.03 2.02 0.75 0.86
10 E 581 581 0.05 1.91 0.75 0.86
10 E 581 581 0.05 1.91 0.75 0.86
11 E 370 370 0.41 2.72 0.75 0.86
11 E 370 370 0.41 2.72 0.75 0.86
12 E 136 136 7.41 4.19 0.75 0.86
12 E 136 136 7.41 4.18 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9413.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9413.2 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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
0.09545 0.09545 0.05028

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G(2df,p)

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 1.608
C3 0.000 1.400 0.059
C4 1.212 -0.700 0.059
C5 -1.212 -0.700 0.059
N6 0.000 2.510 -0.273
N7 2.174 -1.255 -0.273
N8 -2.174 -1.255 -0.273

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09651.47091.47091.47092.63012.63012.6301
H21.09652.08752.08752.08753.13683.13683.1368
C31.47092.08752.42422.42421.15933.44753.4475
C41.47092.08752.42422.42423.44751.15933.4475
C51.47092.08752.42422.42423.44753.44751.1593
N62.63013.13681.15933.44753.44754.34824.3482
N72.63013.13683.44751.15933.44754.34824.3482
N82.63013.13683.44753.44751.15934.34824.3482

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.730 C1 C4 N7 178.730
C1 C5 N8 178.730 H2 C1 C3 107.908
H2 C1 C4 107.908 H2 C1 C5 107.908
C3 C1 C4 110.988 C3 C1 C5 110.988
C4 C1 C5 110.988
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability