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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/STO-3G

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/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-312.710004
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-312.509553
Nuclear repulsion energy205.886630
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/STO-3G
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 3352 3352 16.16 45.32 0.27 0.42
2 A1 2280 2280 5.76 26.34 0.05 0.10
3 A1 872 872 3.52 5.47 0.10 0.18
4 A1 573 573 0.33 3.08 0.00 0.01
5 A1 165 165 12.13 1.91 0.71 0.83
6 A2 358 358 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2275 2275 60.15 7.25 0.75 0.86
7 E 2275 2275 60.15 7.25 0.75 0.86
8 E 1368 1368 2.64 6.08 0.75 0.86
8 E 1368 1368 2.64 6.08 0.75 0.86
9 E 1041 1041 11.41 3.42 0.75 0.86
9 E 1041 1041 11.41 3.42 0.75 0.86
10 E 572 572 0.00 0.95 0.75 0.86
10 E 572 572 0.00 0.95 0.75 0.86
11 E 353 353 0.04 2.17 0.75 0.86
11 E 353 353 0.04 2.17 0.75 0.86
12 E 129 129 4.06 3.30 0.75 0.86
12 E 129 129 4.06 3.30 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9536.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9536.8 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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/STO-3G
ABC
0.08950 0.08950 0.04734

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/STO-3G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.549
H2 0.000 0.000 1.665
C3 0.000 1.440 0.072
C4 1.247 -0.720 0.072
C5 -1.247 -0.720 0.072
N6 0.000 2.588 -0.298
N7 2.242 -1.294 -0.298
N8 -2.242 -1.294 -0.298

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.11591.51641.51641.51642.72372.72372.7237
H21.11592.14682.14682.14683.24883.24883.2488
C31.51642.14682.49332.49331.20733.55473.5547
C41.51642.14682.49332.49333.55471.20733.5547
C51.51642.14682.49332.49333.55473.55471.2073
N62.72373.24881.20733.55473.55474.48344.4834
N72.72373.24883.55471.20733.55474.48344.4834
N82.72373.24883.55473.55471.20734.48344.4834

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 179.559 C1 C4 N7 179.559
C1 C5 N8 179.559 H2 C1 C3 108.324
H2 C1 C4 108.324 H2 C1 C5 108.324
C3 C1 C4 110.593 C3 C1 C5 110.593
C4 C1 C5 110.593
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability