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

using model chemistry: CID/cc-pVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at CID/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-316.137679
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-315.370743
Nuclear repulsion energy213.086598
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 CID/cc-pVDZ
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 3198 2955 9.78      
2 A1 2522 2330 0.00      
3 A1 889 821 7.34      
4 A1 603 557 0.52      
5 A1 178 164 23.23      
6 A2 382 353 0.00      
7 E 2517 2326 0.53      
7 E 2517 2326 0.53      
8 E 1361 1258 6.00      
8 E 1361 1258 6.00      
9 E 1095 1012 24.06      
9 E 1095 1012 24.06      
10 E 612 565 0.11      
10 E 612 565 0.11      
11 E 380 351 0.38      
11 E 380 351 0.38      
12 E 141 131 7.57      
12 E 141 131 7.57      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9991.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.924) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9231.9 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 CID/cc-pVDZ
ABC
0.09544 0.09544 0.05026

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CID/cc-pVDZ

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 1.607
C3 0.000 1.407 0.058
C4 1.218 -0.703 0.058
C5 -1.218 -0.703 0.058
N6 0.000 2.508 -0.272
N7 2.172 -1.254 -0.272
N8 -2.172 -1.254 -0.272

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09701.47761.47761.47762.62682.62682.6268
H21.09702.09262.09262.09263.13363.13363.1336
C31.47762.09262.43662.43661.14923.45023.4502
C41.47762.09262.43662.43663.45021.14923.4502
C51.47762.09262.43662.43663.45023.45021.1492
N62.62683.13361.14923.45023.45024.34334.3433
N72.62683.13363.45021.14923.45024.34334.3433
N82.62683.13363.45023.45021.14924.34334.3433

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.878 C1 C4 N7 178.878
C1 C5 N8 178.878 H2 C1 C3 107.815
H2 C1 C4 107.815 H2 C1 C5 107.815
C3 C1 C4 111.075 C3 C1 C5 111.075
C4 C1 C5 111.075
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability