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

using model chemistry: CID/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 CID/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-316.215091
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-315.415391
Nuclear repulsion energy214.438724
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/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 3197 2970 9.59      
2 A1 2527 2348 0.02      
3 A1 897 833 7.76      
4 A1 606 563 0.74      
5 A1 182 169 24.89      
6 A2 392 364 0.00      
7 E 2522 2344 0.66      
7 E 2522 2344 0.66      
8 E 1386 1288 3.57      
8 E 1386 1288 3.57      
9 E 1098 1020 26.64      
9 E 1098 1020 26.64      
10 E 620 576 0.23      
10 E 620 576 0.23      
11 E 389 362 0.38      
11 E 389 362 0.38      
12 E 144 134 8.17      
12 E 144 134 8.17      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10060.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9291) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9346.8 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/6-311G*
ABC
0.09659 0.09659 0.05086

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.508
H2 0.000 0.000 1.597
C3 0.000 1.400 0.057
C4 1.213 -0.700 0.057
C5 -1.213 -0.700 0.057
N6 0.000 2.492 -0.270
N7 2.158 -1.246 -0.270
N8 -2.158 -1.246 -0.270

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.08881.47131.47131.47132.61042.61042.6104
H21.08882.08142.08142.08143.11353.11353.1135
C31.47132.08142.42572.42571.13923.43023.4302
C41.47132.08142.42572.42573.43021.13923.4302
C51.47132.08142.42572.42573.43023.43021.1392
N62.61043.11351.13923.43023.43024.31584.3158
N72.61043.11353.43021.13923.43024.31584.3158
N82.61043.11353.43023.43021.13924.31584.3158

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.839 C1 C4 N7 178.839
C1 C5 N8 178.839 H2 C1 C3 107.848
H2 C1 C4 107.848 H2 C1 C5 107.848
C3 C1 C4 111.044 C3 C1 C5 111.044
C4 C1 C5 111.044
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability