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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-315.073250
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-314.819086
Nuclear repulsion energy211.866995
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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/3-21G*
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 3075 3075 9.70 78.58 0.20 0.33
2 A1 2285 2285 1.06 47.76 0.06 0.12
3 A1 868 868 10.31 7.57 0.17 0.29
4 A1 594 594 0.05 3.94 0.00 0.00
5 A1 195 195 14.44 2.78 0.71 0.83
6 A2 441 441 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2280 2280 7.79 17.70 0.75 0.86
7 E 2280 2280 7.79 17.71 0.75 0.86
8 E 1350 1350 0.03 5.19 0.75 0.86
8 E 1350 1350 0.03 5.19 0.75 0.86
9 E 1022 1022 21.79 3.70 0.75 0.86
9 E 1022 1022 21.79 3.70 0.75 0.86
10 E 629 629 0.09 2.90 0.75 0.86
10 E 629 629 0.09 2.90 0.75 0.86
11 E 438 438 0.02 3.66 0.75 0.86
11 E 438 438 0.02 3.67 0.75 0.86
12 E 157 157 4.96 4.79 0.75 0.86
12 E 157 157 4.96 4.79 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9604.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9604.1 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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/3-21G*
ABC
0.09481 0.09481 0.05019

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/3-21G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.537
H2 0.000 0.000 1.637
C3 0.000 1.399 0.070
C4 1.212 -0.700 0.070
C5 -1.212 -0.700 0.070
N6 0.000 2.513 -0.291
N7 2.177 -1.257 -0.291
N8 -2.177 -1.257 -0.291

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09961.47541.47541.47542.64632.64632.6463
H21.09962.10082.10082.10083.16763.16763.1676
C31.47542.10082.42392.42391.17103.45303.4530
C41.47542.10082.42392.42393.45301.17103.4530
C51.47542.10082.42392.42393.45303.45301.1710
N62.64633.16761.17103.45303.45304.35344.3534
N72.64633.16763.45301.17103.45304.35344.3534
N82.64633.16763.45303.45301.17104.35344.3534

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 179.500 C1 C4 N7 179.500
C1 C5 N8 179.500 H2 C1 C3 108.459
H2 C1 C4 108.459 H2 C1 C5 108.459
C3 C1 C4 110.464 C3 C1 C5 110.464
C4 C1 C5 110.464
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability