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

using model chemistry: MP3=FULL/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 MP3=FULL/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-316.542591
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-315.412441
Nuclear repulsion energy213.111133
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 MP3=FULL/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 3108 3108 9.22      
2 A1 2469 2469 0.12      
3 A1 863 863 8.55      
4 A1 586 586 0.19      
5 A1 171 171 21.67      
6 A2 362 362 0.00      
7 E 2462 2462 2.49      
7 E 2462 2462 2.49      
8 E 1342 1342 2.55      
8 E 1342 1342 2.55      
9 E 1069 1069 23.50      
9 E 1069 1069 23.50      
10 E 591 591 0.01      
10 E 591 591 0.01      
11 E 361 361 0.19      
11 E 361 361 0.19      
12 E 136 136 7.24      
12 E 136 136 7.24      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9739.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9739.9 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 MP3=FULL/6-311G*
ABC
0.09546 0.09546 0.05028

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3=FULL/6-311G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.511
H2 0.000 0.000 1.607
C3 0.000 1.407 0.058
C4 1.218 -0.703 0.058
C5 -1.218 -0.703 0.058
N6 0.000 2.507 -0.273
N7 2.171 -1.254 -0.273
N8 -2.171 -1.254 -0.273

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09651.47751.47751.47752.62652.62652.6265
H21.09652.09202.09202.09203.13343.13343.1334
C31.47752.09202.43642.43641.14923.44973.4497
C41.47752.09202.43642.43643.44971.14923.4497
C51.47752.09202.43642.43643.44973.44971.1492
N62.62653.13341.14923.44973.44974.34244.3424
N72.62653.13343.44971.14923.44974.34244.3424
N82.62653.13343.44973.44971.14924.34244.3424

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.926 C1 C4 N7 178.926
C1 C5 N8 178.926 H2 C1 C3 107.815
H2 C1 C4 107.815 H2 C1 C5 107.815
C3 C1 C4 111.076 C3 C1 C5 111.076
C4 C1 C5 111.076
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability