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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULL/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 B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-316.703339
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-316.444039
Nuclear repulsion energy210.278793
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=FULL/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 3043 3043 6.46 85.54 0.17 0.29
2 A1 2244 2244 0.35 63.81 0.06 0.12
3 A1 847 847 11.47 8.27 0.15 0.26
4 A1 572 572 0.00 4.36 0.00 0.00
5 A1 165 165 17.60 3.29 0.71 0.83
6 A2 337 337 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.86
7 E 2242 2242 4.91 21.35 0.75 0.86
7 E 2242 2242 4.91 21.35 0.75 0.86
8 E 1337 1337 0.45 5.03 0.75 0.86
8 E 1337 1337 0.45 5.03 0.75 0.86
9 E 1023 1023 25.46 3.85 0.75 0.86
9 E 1023 1023 25.46 3.85 0.75 0.86
10 E 564 564 0.39 3.08 0.75 0.86
10 E 564 564 0.39 3.08 0.75 0.86
11 E 341 341 0.00 5.13 0.75 0.86
11 E 341 341 0.00 5.13 0.75 0.86
12 E 131 131 5.90 6.35 0.75 0.86
12 E 131 131 5.90 6.35 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9242.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9242.4 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=FULL/6-31G
ABC
0.09321 0.09321 0.04904

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/6-31G

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 1.610
C3 0.000 1.412 0.061
C4 1.223 -0.706 0.061
C5 -1.223 -0.706 0.061
N6 0.000 2.544 -0.274
N7 2.203 -1.272 -0.274
N8 -2.203 -1.272 -0.274

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.10171.48161.48161.48162.66192.66192.6619
H21.10172.09632.09632.09633.16613.16613.1661
C31.48162.09632.44642.44641.18043.48913.4891
C41.48162.09632.44642.44643.48911.18043.4891
C51.48162.09632.44642.44643.48913.48911.1804
N62.66193.16611.18043.48913.48914.40664.4066
N72.66193.16613.48911.18043.48914.40664.4066
N82.66193.16613.48913.48911.18044.40664.4066

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.948 C1 C4 N7 178.948
C1 C5 N8 178.948 H2 C1 C3 107.570
H2 C1 C4 107.570 H2 C1 C5 107.570
C3 C1 C4 111.304 C3 C1 C5 111.304
C4 C1 C5 111.304
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability