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

using model chemistry: CCD/Def2TZVPP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at CCD/Def2TZVPP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-316.604363
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-315.457830
Nuclear repulsion energy213.257266
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/Def2TZVPP
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 3098 3098 10.30      
2 A1 2397 2397 0.41      
3 A1 855 855 6.61      
4 A1 580 580 0.47      
5 A1 169 169 24.72      
6 A2 356 356 0.00      
7 E 2396 2396 4.09      
7 E 2396 2396 4.09      
8 E 1326 1326 3.94      
8 E 1326 1326 3.94      
9 E 1057 1057 18.40      
9 E 1057 1057 18.40      
10 E 584 584 0.08      
10 E 584 584 0.08      
11 E 353 353 0.45      
11 E 353 353 0.45      
12 E 134 134 7.88      
12 E 134 134 7.88      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9577.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9577.4 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/Def2TZVPP
ABC
0.09562 0.09562 0.05035

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCD/Def2TZVPP

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.510
H2 0.000 0.000 1.602
C3 0.000 1.404 0.058
C4 1.216 -0.702 0.058
C5 -1.216 -0.702 0.058
N6 0.000 2.506 -0.272
N7 2.170 -1.253 -0.272
N8 -2.170 -1.253 -0.272

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09241.47501.47501.47502.62492.62492.6249
H21.09242.08702.08702.08703.12913.12913.1291
C31.47502.08702.43202.43201.15013.44653.4465
C41.47502.08702.43202.43203.44651.15013.4465
C51.47502.08702.43202.43203.44653.44651.1501
N62.62493.12911.15013.44653.44654.34044.3404
N72.62493.12913.44651.15013.44654.34044.3404
N82.62493.12913.44653.44651.15014.34044.3404

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.842 C1 C4 N7 178.842
C1 C5 N8 178.842 H2 C1 C3 107.828
H2 C1 C4 107.828 H2 C1 C5 107.828
C3 C1 C4 111.063 C3 C1 C5 111.063
C4 C1 C5 111.063
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability