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

using model chemistry: CCSD/6-31G**

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**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-316.333964
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-315.339791
Nuclear repulsion energy211.592605
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**
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 3127 2916 5.69      
2 A1 2375 2215 0.42      
3 A1 858 800 7.97      
4 A1 576 537 0.19      
5 A1 166 155 21.65      
6 A2 340 317 0.00      
7 E 2374 2214 5.78      
7 E 2374 2214 5.78      
8 E 1336 1246 3.58      
8 E 1336 1246 3.58      
9 E 1055 984 19.79      
9 E 1055 984 19.79      
10 E 569 531 0.00      
10 E 569 531 0.00      
11 E 343 320 0.27      
11 E 343 320 0.27      
12 E 131 122 7.11      
12 E 131 122 7.11      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9529.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9326) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8886.7 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**
ABC
0.09426 0.09426 0.04965

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD/6-31G**

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 1.609
C3 0.000 1.410 0.060
C4 1.221 -0.705 0.060
C5 -1.221 -0.705 0.060
N6 0.000 2.526 -0.275
N7 2.187 -1.263 -0.275
N8 -2.187 -1.263 -0.275

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09441.48141.48141.48142.64642.64642.6464
H21.09442.09462.09462.09463.15123.15123.1512
C31.48142.09462.44202.44201.16513.46993.4699
C41.48142.09462.44202.44203.46991.16513.4699
C51.48142.09462.44202.44203.46993.46991.1651
N62.64643.15121.16513.46993.46994.37474.3747
N72.64643.15123.46991.16513.46994.37474.3747
N82.64643.15123.46993.46991.16514.37474.3747

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.852 C1 C4 N7 178.852
C1 C5 N8 178.852 H2 C1 C3 107.873
H2 C1 C4 107.873 H2 C1 C5 107.873
C3 C1 C4 111.021 C3 C1 C5 111.021
C4 C1 C5 111.021
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability