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

using model chemistry: QCISD(T)=FULL/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at QCISD(T)=FULL/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-316.429926
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-315.343325
Nuclear repulsion energy210.941592
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 QCISD(T)=FULL/6-31+G**
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 3097 3097        
2 A1 2301 2301        
3 A1 838 838        
4 A1 561 561        
5 A1 164 164        
6 A2 326 326        
7 E 2300 2300        
7 E 2300 2300        
8 E 1314 1314        
8 E 1314 1314        
9 E 1035 1035        
9 E 1035 1035        
10 E 557 557        
10 E 556 556        
11 E 333 333        
11 E 332 332        
12 E 127 127        
12 E 126 126        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9308.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 9308.2 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 QCISD(T)=FULL/6-31+G**
ABC
0.09373 0.09373 0.04931

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)=FULL/6-31+G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.511
H2 0.000 0.000 1.607
C3 0.000 1.411 0.056
C4 1.222 -0.705 0.056
C5 -1.222 -0.705 0.056
N6 0.000 2.536 -0.271
N7 2.197 -1.268 -0.271
N8 -2.197 -1.268 -0.271

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 H2 C3 C4 C5 N6 N7 N8
C11.09601.48231.48231.48232.65422.65422.6542
H21.09602.09652.09652.09653.15603.15603.1560
C31.48232.09652.44342.44341.17223.47973.4797
C41.48232.09652.44342.44343.47971.17223.4797
C51.48232.09652.44342.44343.47973.47971.1722
N62.65423.15601.17223.47973.47974.39304.3930
N72.65423.15603.47971.17223.47974.39304.3930
N82.65423.15603.47973.47971.17224.39304.3930

picture of tricyanomethane state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C3 N6 178.335 C1 C4 N7 178.335
C1 C5 N8 178.335 H2 C1 C3 107.875
H2 C1 C4 107.875 H2 C1 C5 107.875
C3 C1 C4 111.019 C3 C1 C5 111.019
C4 C1 C5 111.019
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability