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

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-132.114353
Energy at 298.15K-132.116684
HF Energy-131.828755
Nuclear repulsion energy58.852377
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 MP2/6-31G
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 3092 2958 15.40      
2 A1 2068 1979 60.61      
3 A1 1522 1456 1.61      
4 A1 922 882 24.58      
5 E 3187 3049 8.40      
5 E 3187 3049 8.40      
6 E 1563 1495 11.36      
6 E 1563 1495 11.36      
7 E 1191 1140 0.68      
7 E 1191 1140 0.68      
8 E 254 243 2.30      
8 E 254 243 2.30      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9996.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9568) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9564.8 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 MP2/6-31G
ABC
5.23132 0.32135 0.32135

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.135
N2 0.000 0.000 0.314
C3 0.000 0.000 1.519
H4 0.000 1.032 -1.500
H5 0.894 -0.516 -1.500
H6 -0.894 -0.516 -1.500

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 N2 C3 H4 H5 H6
C11.44872.65421.09501.09501.0950
N21.44871.20562.08692.08692.0869
C32.65421.20563.19083.19083.1908
H41.09502.08693.19081.78811.7881
H51.09502.08693.19081.78811.7881
H61.09502.08693.19081.78811.7881

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 109.469
N2 C1 H5 109.469 N2 C1 H6 109.469
H4 C1 H5 109.473 H4 C1 H6 109.473
H5 C1 H6 109.473
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability