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

using model chemistry: CISD/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 CISD/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-131.428414
Energy at 298.15K-131.430874
Nuclear repulsion energy59.367153
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 CISD/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 3113 2909 13.77      
2 A1 2235 2089 107.81      
3 A1 1530 1430 4.06      
4 A1 922 861 29.27      
5 E 3184 2975 9.54      
5 E 3184 2975 9.54      
6 E 1599 1494 10.31      
6 E 1599 1494 10.31      
7 E 1206 1127 0.39      
7 E 1206 1127 0.39      
8 E 303 283 3.01      
8 E 303 283 3.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10191.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9344) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9522.5 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 CISD/3-21G*
ABC
5.26049 0.32666 0.32666

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.129
N2 0.000 0.000 0.320
C3 0.000 0.000 1.501
H4 0.000 1.030 -1.491
H5 0.892 -0.515 -1.491
H6 -0.892 -0.515 -1.491

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 C3 H4 H5 H6
C11.44912.62981.09141.09141.0914
N21.44911.18072.08362.08362.0836
C32.62981.18073.16433.16433.1643
H41.09142.08363.16431.78321.7832
H51.09142.08363.16431.78321.7832
H61.09142.08363.16431.78321.7832

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 109.391
N2 C1 H5 109.391 N2 C1 H6 109.391
H4 C1 H5 109.551 H4 C1 H6 109.551
H5 C1 H6 109.551
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability