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All results from a given calculation for CH3NC (methyl isocyanide)

using model chemistry: CCSD/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 CCSD/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-132.409555
Energy at 298.15K-132.411978
Nuclear repulsion energy 
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 CCSD/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 3109 2940 14.09      
2 A1 2265 2141 126.87      
3 A1 1491 1410 5.83      
4 A1 980 926 16.14      
5 E 3196 3021 4.64      
5 E 3196 3021 4.64      
6 E 1523 1440 8.23      
6 E 1523 1440 8.23      
7 E 1173 1109 0.12      
7 E 1173 1109 0.12      
8 E 286 270 0.25      
8 E 286 270 0.25      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10099.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9455) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9549.2 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 CCSD/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
5.29145 0.33510 0.33510

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.110
N2 0.000 0.000 0.313
C3 0.000 0.000 1.483
H4 0.000 1.027 -1.476
H5 0.889 -0.513 -1.476
H6 -0.889 -0.513 -1.476

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 C3 H4 H5 H6
C11.42242.59281.09011.09011.0901
N21.42241.17032.06242.06242.0624
C32.59281.17033.13213.13213.1321
H41.09012.06243.13211.77841.7784
H51.09012.06243.13211.77841.7784
H61.09012.06243.13211.77841.7784

picture of methyl isocyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 C3 180.000 N2 C1 H4 109.631
N2 C1 H5 109.631 N2 C1 H6 109.631
H4 C1 H5 109.311 H4 C1 H6 109.311
H5 C1 H6 109.311
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability