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All results from a given calculation for CH3N3 (methyl azide)

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

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS 1A'
Energy calculated at CCD/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-203.523611
Energy at 298.15K-203.528261
HF Energy-202.868144
Nuclear repulsion energy107.977470
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 CCD/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 A' 3248 3046 11.92      
2 A' 3107 2913 41.81      
3 A' 2335 2189 505.05      
4 A' 1557 1460 12.29      
5 A' 1507 1413 15.79      
6 A' 1349 1265 151.67      
7 A' 1185 1111 11.70      
8 A' 967 906 16.80      
9 A' 685 642 5.75      
10 A' 251 235 5.55      
11 A" 3182 2984 32.67      
12 A" 1555 1458 4.94      
13 A" 1144 1073 1.05      
14 A" 586 550 12.72      
15 A" 113 106 0.91      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11385.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9376) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10674.5 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 CCD/6-31G**
ABC
1.42657 0.18058 0.16530

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.067 -1.552 0.000
N2 0.713 -0.300 0.000
N3 0.000 0.719 0.000
N4 -0.552 1.717 0.000
H5 0.657 -2.361 0.000
H6 -0.694 -1.638 0.889
H7 -0.694 -1.638 -0.889

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 N3 N4 H5 H6 H7
C11.47492.27193.30441.08501.09151.0915
N21.47491.24402.38082.06152.13542.1354
N32.27191.24401.14013.14902.61272.6127
N43.30442.38081.14014.25283.47323.4732
H51.08502.06153.14904.25281.77111.7711
H61.09152.13542.61273.47321.77111.7787
H71.09152.13542.61273.47321.77111.7787

picture of methyl azide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 N3 113.084 N2 C1 H5 106.274
N2 C1 H6 111.746 N2 C1 H7 111.746
N2 N3 N4 173.956 H5 C1 H6 108.921
H5 C1 H7 108.921 H6 C1 H7 109.131
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability