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

using model chemistry: CID/6-31G

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/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-315.753491
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-315.186670
Nuclear repulsion energy211.712061
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/6-31G
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 3118 2916 6.76      
2 A1 2443 2285 0.00      
3 A1 888 831 13.62      
4 A1 597 558 0.11      
5 A1 174 162 21.42      
6 A2 354 331 0.00      
7 E 2436 2278 0.39      
7 E 2436 2278 0.39      
8 E 1390 1300 0.85      
8 E 1390 1300 0.85      
9 E 1074 1005 34.79      
9 E 1074 1005 34.79      
10 E 590 552 0.03      
10 E 590 552 0.03      
11 E 357 334 0.04      
11 E 357 334 0.04      
12 E 137 129 7.13      
12 E 137 129 7.13      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9771.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9352) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9138.3 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 CID/6-31G
ABC
0.09428 0.09428 0.04959

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CID/6-31G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.506
H2 0.000 0.000 1.603
C3 0.000 1.412 0.058
C4 1.223 -0.706 0.058
C5 -1.223 -0.706 0.058
N6 0.000 2.527 -0.270
N7 2.188 -1.263 -0.270
N8 -2.188 -1.263 -0.270

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09761.48121.48121.48122.64332.64332.6433
H21.09762.09342.09342.09343.14573.14573.1457
C31.48122.09342.44522.44521.16233.47163.4716
C41.48122.09342.44522.44523.47161.16233.4716
C51.48122.09342.44522.44523.47163.47161.1623
N62.64333.14571.16233.47163.47164.37644.3764
N72.64333.14573.47161.16233.47164.37644.3764
N82.64333.14573.47163.47161.16234.37644.3764

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.784 C1 C4 N7 178.784
C1 C5 N8 178.784 H2 C1 C3 107.613
H2 C1 C4 107.613 H2 C1 C5 107.613
C3 C1 C4 111.264 C3 C1 C5 111.264
C4 C1 C5 111.264
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability