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

using model chemistry: CCSD/6-311G*

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/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-316.430104
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-315.408471
Nuclear repulsion energy212.133526
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/6-311G*
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 3076 2933 6.24      
2 A1 2362 2252 0.50      
3 A1 852 813 8.87      
4 A1 576 549 0.11      
5 A1 169 161 20.79      
6 A2 353 337 0.00      
7 E 2361 2252 6.20      
7 E 2361 2252 6.20      
8 E 1332 1270 2.37      
8 E 1332 1270 2.37      
9 E 1051 1002 21.45      
9 E 1051 1002 21.45      
10 E 578 551 0.00      
10 E 578 551 0.00      
11 E 352 336 0.15      
11 E 352 336 0.15      
12 E 134 128 6.96      
12 E 134 128 6.96      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9502.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9535) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9060.3 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/6-311G*
ABC
0.09468 0.09468 0.04988

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD/6-311G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.514
H2 0.000 0.000 1.613
C3 0.000 1.409 0.059
C4 1.221 -0.705 0.059
C5 -1.221 -0.705 0.059
N6 0.000 2.519 -0.275
N7 2.181 -1.259 -0.275
N8 -2.181 -1.259 -0.275

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09901.48101.48101.48102.63912.63912.6391
H21.09902.09772.09772.09773.14743.14743.1474
C31.48102.09772.44132.44131.15833.46283.4628
C41.48102.09772.44132.44133.46281.15833.4628
C51.48102.09772.44132.44133.46283.46281.1583
N62.63913.14741.15833.46283.46284.36234.3623
N72.63913.14743.46281.15833.46284.36234.3623
N82.63913.14743.46283.46281.15834.36234.3623

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 107.877
H2 C1 C4 107.877 H2 C1 C5 107.877
C3 C1 C4 111.017 C3 C1 C5 111.017
C4 C1 C5 111.017
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability