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

using model chemistry: CID/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 CID/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-314.147564
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-313.581998
Nuclear repulsion energy213.248858
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/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 3152 2933 10.36      
2 A1 2478 2306 0.20      
3 A1 906 843 11.83      
4 A1 616 573 0.40      
5 A1 202 188 17.89      
6 A2 454 422 0.00      
7 E 2469 2297 2.25      
7 E 2469 2297 2.25      
8 E 1401 1304 0.00      
8 E 1401 1304 0.00      
9 E 1068 994 29.44      
9 E 1068 994 29.44      
10 E 654 608 0.03      
10 E 654 608 0.03      
11 E 452 420 0.01      
11 E 452 420 0.01      
12 E 163 152 6.02      
12 E 163 152 6.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 10110.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9305) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9408.0 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/3-21G*
ABC
0.09583 0.09583 0.05070

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.533
H2 0.000 0.000 1.629
C3 0.000 1.399 0.066
C4 1.212 -0.699 0.066
C5 -1.212 -0.699 0.066
N6 0.000 2.498 -0.286
N7 2.163 -1.249 -0.286
N8 -2.163 -1.249 -0.286

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09511.47511.47511.47512.62862.62862.6286
H21.09512.09752.09752.09753.14713.14713.1471
C31.47512.09752.42312.42311.15363.43703.4370
C41.47512.09752.42312.42313.43701.15363.4370
C51.47512.09752.42312.42313.43703.43701.1536
N62.62863.14711.15363.43703.43704.32584.3258
N72.62863.14713.43701.15363.43704.32584.3258
N82.62863.14713.43703.43701.15364.32584.3258

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 179.290 C1 C4 N7 179.290
C1 C5 N8 179.290 H2 C1 C3 108.483
H2 C1 C4 108.483 H2 C1 C5 108.483
C3 C1 C4 110.441 C3 C1 C5 110.441
C4 C1 C5 110.441
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability