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

using model chemistry: CCSD=FULL/cc-pVTZ

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=FULL/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-316.709874
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-315.446744
Nuclear repulsion energy213.834402
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=FULL/cc-pVTZ
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 3097 2937 9.93      
2 A1 2399 2274 0.25      
3 A1 853 808 6.21      
4 A1 581 551 0.38      
5 A1 173 164 24.08      
6 A2 358 340 0.00      
7 E 2397 2273 3.64      
7 E 2397 2273 3.64      
8 E 1329 1260 3.36      
8 E 1329 1260 3.36      
9 E 1063 1007 16.85      
9 E 1063 1007 16.85      
10 E 588 557 0.03      
10 E 588 557 0.03      
11 E 363 344 0.30      
11 E 363 344 0.30      
12 E 135 128 7.69      
12 E 135 128 7.69      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9604.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9481) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9106.2 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=FULL/cc-pVTZ
ABC
0.09617 0.09617 0.05058

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD=FULL/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.502
H2 0.000 0.000 1.591
C3 0.000 1.398 0.055
C4 1.211 -0.699 0.055
C5 -1.211 -0.699 0.055
N6 0.000 2.502 -0.266
N7 2.167 -1.251 -0.266
N8 -2.167 -1.251 -0.266

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.08911.46801.46801.46802.61712.61712.6171
H21.08912.07722.07722.07723.11603.11603.1160
C31.46802.07722.42202.42201.14933.43743.4374
C41.46802.07722.42202.42203.43741.14933.4374
C51.46802.07722.42202.42203.43743.43741.1493
N62.61713.11601.14933.43743.43744.33314.3331
N72.61713.11603.43741.14933.43744.33314.3331
N82.61713.11603.43743.43741.14934.33314.3331

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.520 C1 C4 N7 178.520
C1 C5 N8 178.520 H2 C1 C3 107.725
H2 C1 C4 107.725 H2 C1 C5 107.725
C3 C1 C4 111.160 C3 C1 C5 111.160
C4 C1 C5 111.160
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability