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

using model chemistry: CCSD/6-311G**

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/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-316.436617
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-315.409847
Nuclear repulsion energy212.127655
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/6-311G**
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 3090 3090 6.19      
2 A1 2362 2362 0.54      
3 A1 850 850 9.04      
4 A1 575 575 0.09      
5 A1 168 168 20.68      
6 A2 354 354 0.00      
7 E 2361 2361 6.40      
7 E 2361 2361 6.40      
8 E 1321 1321 4.00      
8 E 1321 1321 4.00      
9 E 1048 1048 19.79      
9 E 1048 1048 19.79      
10 E 578 578 0.00      
10 E 578 578 0.00      
11 E 351 351 0.19      
11 E 351 351 0.19      
12 E 134 134 6.88      
12 E 134 134 6.88      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9492.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9492.5 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/6-311G**
ABC
0.09467 0.09467 0.04988

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD/6-311G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.515
H2 0.000 0.000 1.613
C3 0.000 1.410 0.060
C4 1.221 -0.705 0.060
C5 -1.221 -0.705 0.060
N6 0.000 2.518 -0.275
N7 2.181 -1.259 -0.275
N8 -2.181 -1.259 -0.275

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09791.48121.48121.48122.63942.63942.6394
H21.09792.09732.09732.09733.14753.14753.1475
C31.48122.09732.44152.44151.15833.46283.4628
C41.48122.09732.44152.44153.46281.15833.4628
C51.48122.09732.44152.44153.46283.46281.1583
N62.63943.14751.15833.46283.46284.36194.3619
N72.63943.14753.46281.15833.46284.36194.3619
N82.63943.14753.46283.46281.15834.36194.3619

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.920 C1 C4 N7 178.920
C1 C5 N8 178.920 H2 C1 C3 107.895
H2 C1 C4 107.895 H2 C1 C5 107.895
C3 C1 C4 111.001 C3 C1 C5 111.001
C4 C1 C5 111.001
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability