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

using model chemistry: CCD/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 CCD/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-132.460433
Energy at 298.15K-132.462848
HF Energy-131.942179
Nuclear repulsion energy60.152108
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/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 3092 2887 16.13      
2 A1 2282 2131 132.64      
3 A1 1480 1382 6.64      
4 A1 981 916 18.12      
5 E 3178 2967 4.98      
5 E 3178 2967 4.98      
6 E 1520 1419 9.39      
6 E 1520 1419 9.39      
7 E 1169 1092 0.24      
7 E 1169 1092 0.24      
8 E 280 261 0.23      
8 E 280 261 0.23      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10063.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9337) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9396.6 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/cc-pVTZ
ABC
5.31736 0.33667 0.33667

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.109
N2 0.000 0.000 0.313
C3 0.000 0.000 1.480
H4 0.000 1.024 -1.473
H5 0.887 -0.512 -1.473
H6 -0.887 -0.512 -1.473

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 C3 H4 H5 H6
C11.42212.58841.08671.08671.0867
N21.42211.16622.05872.05872.0587
C32.58841.16623.12473.12473.1247
H41.08672.05873.12471.77361.7736
H51.08672.05873.12471.77361.7736
H61.08672.05873.12471.77361.7736

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 109.560
N2 C1 H5 109.560 N2 C1 H6 109.560
H4 C1 H5 109.382 H4 C1 H6 109.382
H5 C1 H6 109.382
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability