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All results from a given calculation for CH3NC (methyl isocyanide)

using model chemistry: QCISD/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 QCISD/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-132.466154
Energy at 298.15K-132.468542
HF Energy-131.941717
Nuclear repulsion energy60.027830
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 QCISD/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 3084 2946 16.81      
2 A1 2240 2140 134.64      
3 A1 1475 1409 6.68      
4 A1 969 926 16.74      
5 E 3167 3026 5.74      
5 E 3167 3026 5.74      
6 E 1517 1450 9.10      
6 E 1517 1450 9.10      
7 E 1165 1113 0.30      
7 E 1165 1113 0.30      
8 E 271 259 0.28      
8 E 271 259 0.28      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10003.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9555) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9558.7 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 QCISD/cc-pVTZ
ABC
5.31038 0.33521 0.33521

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.110
N2 0.000 0.000 0.313
C3 0.000 0.000 1.482
H4 0.000 1.024 -1.474
H5 0.887 -0.512 -1.474
H6 -0.887 -0.512 -1.474

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 C3 H4 H5 H6
C11.42382.59231.08711.08711.0871
N21.42381.16852.06032.06032.0603
C32.59231.16853.12853.12853.1285
H41.08712.06033.12851.77451.7745
H51.08712.06033.12851.77451.7745
H61.08712.06033.12851.77451.7745

picture of methyl isocyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 C3 180.000 N2 C1 H4 109.547
N2 C1 H5 109.547 N2 C1 H6 109.547
H4 C1 H5 109.396 H4 C1 H6 109.396
H5 C1 H6 109.396
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability