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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-316.915333
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-316.570381
Nuclear repulsion energy211.900551
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/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 3080 3080 8.15 84.70 0.16 0.28
2 A1 2318 2318 0.35 76.93 0.07 0.13
3 A1 849 849 6.09 7.04 0.12 0.22
4 A1 572 572 0.27 3.02 0.00 0.00
5 A1 167 167 21.15 2.90 0.71 0.83
6 A2 351 351 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2316 2316 5.45 26.23 0.75 0.86
7 E 2316 2316 5.45 26.23 0.75 0.86
8 E 1307 1307 3.05 4.01 0.75 0.86
8 E 1307 1307 3.05 4.01 0.75 0.86
9 E 1036 1036 18.87 2.57 0.75 0.86
9 E 1036 1036 18.87 2.57 0.75 0.86
10 E 569 569 0.00 2.72 0.75 0.86
10 E 569 569 0.00 2.72 0.75 0.86
11 E 353 353 0.22 4.05 0.75 0.86
11 E 353 353 0.22 4.05 0.75 0.86
12 E 131 131 6.90 5.41 0.75 0.86
12 E 131 131 6.90 5.41 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9379.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9379.8 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/6-31G**
ABC
0.09459 0.09459 0.04982

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.511
H2 0.000 0.000 1.608
C3 0.000 1.405 0.061
C4 1.217 -0.703 0.061
C5 -1.217 -0.703 0.061
N6 0.000 2.522 -0.275
N7 2.184 -1.261 -0.275
N8 -2.184 -1.261 -0.275

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09691.47601.47601.47602.64202.64202.6420
H21.09692.09062.09062.09063.14763.14763.1476
C31.47602.09062.43432.43431.16623.46343.4634
C41.47602.09062.43432.43433.46341.16623.4634
C51.47602.09062.43432.43433.46343.46341.1662
N62.64203.14761.16623.46343.46344.36904.3690
N72.64203.14763.46341.16623.46344.36904.3690
N82.64203.14763.46343.46341.16624.36904.3690

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.914 C1 C4 N7 178.914
C1 C5 N8 178.914 H2 C1 C3 107.784
H2 C1 C4 107.784 H2 C1 C5 107.784
C3 C1 C4 111.104 C3 C1 C5 111.104
C4 C1 C5 111.104
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability