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

using model chemistry: MP2/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at MP2/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-316.431817
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-315.400169
Nuclear repulsion energy211.528595
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 MP2/6-311G**
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 2936 8.08 81.36 0.14 0.25
2 A1 2187 2078 1.72 54.43 0.05 0.10
3 A1 843 801 8.03 6.56 0.10 0.18
4 A1 567 539 0.01 3.05 0.00 0.00
5 A1 161 153 19.10 2.53 0.71 0.83
6 A2 349 331 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2195 2086 17.99 17.13 0.75 0.86
7 E 2195 2086 17.99 17.13 0.75 0.86
8 E 1301 1236 2.54 3.00 0.75 0.86
8 E 1301 1236 2.54 3.00 0.75 0.86
9 E 1039 987 14.80 1.95 0.75 0.86
9 E 1039 987 14.80 1.95 0.75 0.86
10 E 568 540 0.03 2.05 0.75 0.86
10 E 568 540 0.03 2.05 0.75 0.86
11 E 341 324 0.10 3.05 0.75 0.86
11 E 341 324 0.10 3.05 0.75 0.86
12 E 129 123 6.47 4.65 0.75 0.86
12 E 129 123 6.47 4.65 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9170.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9502) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8714.0 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 MP2/6-311G**
ABC
0.09445 0.09445 0.04984

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-311G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.522
H2 0.000 0.000 1.620
C3 0.000 1.401 0.065
C4 1.214 -0.701 0.065
C5 -1.214 -0.701 0.065
N6 0.000 2.524 -0.282
N7 2.186 -1.262 -0.282
N8 -2.186 -1.262 -0.282

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09831.47401.47401.47402.64852.64852.6485
H21.09832.09382.09382.09383.16013.16013.1601
C31.47402.09382.42712.42711.17463.46243.4624
C41.47402.09382.42712.42713.46241.17463.4624
C51.47402.09382.42712.42713.46243.46241.1746
N62.64853.16011.17463.46243.46244.37104.3710
N72.64853.16013.46241.17463.46244.37104.3710
N82.64853.16013.46243.46241.17464.37104.3710

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 179.068 C1 C4 N7 179.068
C1 C5 N8 179.068 H2 C1 C3 108.079
H2 C1 C4 108.079 H2 C1 C5 108.079
C3 C1 C4 110.826 C3 C1 C5 110.826
C4 C1 C5 110.826
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability