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

using model chemistry: QCISD/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at QCISD/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.458548
Energy at 298.15K-131.460961
HF Energy-131.156051
Nuclear repulsion energy58.957085
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 QCISD/3-21G
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 3047 2953 13.18      
2 A1 2135 2069 92.18      
3 A1 1498 1452 3.72      
4 A1 892 865 24.82      
5 E 3118 3022 9.95      
5 E 3118 3022 9.95      
6 E 1570 1522 9.62      
6 E 1570 1522 9.62      
7 E 1179 1143 0.40      
7 E 1179 1143 0.40      
8 E 288 279 2.46      
8 E 288 279 2.46      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9940.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9692) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9634.8 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 QCISD/3-21G
ABC
5.20667 0.32212 0.32212

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD/3-21G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.137
N2 0.000 0.000 0.321
C3 0.000 0.000 1.513
H4 0.000 1.035 -1.500
H5 0.896 -0.517 -1.500
H6 -0.896 -0.517 -1.500

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 C3 H4 H5 H6
C11.45742.64931.09661.09661.0966
N21.45741.19192.09392.09392.0939
C32.64931.19193.18503.18503.1850
H41.09662.09393.18501.79241.7924
H51.09662.09393.18501.79241.7924
H61.09662.09393.18501.79241.7924

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 109.326
N2 C1 H5 109.326 N2 C1 H6 109.326
H4 C1 H5 109.616 H4 C1 H6 109.616
H5 C1 H6 109.616
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability