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All results from a given calculation for KCN (Potassium cyanide)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no C*V 1Σ
1 2 no C*V 1Σ
1 3 yes CS 1A'

Conformer 1 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-691.748626
Energy at 298.15K-691.748056
HF Energy-691.439143
Nuclear repulsion energy60.110647
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 Σ 2055 1938 9.88      
2 Σ 292 275 56.12      
3 Π 90 85 12.01      
3 Π 90 85 12.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1263.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.943) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1191.3 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 MP2/6-31G*
B
0.09620

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
K1 0.000 0.000 1.326
C2 0.000 0.000 -1.295
N3 0.000 0.000 -2.488

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K12.62063.8133
C22.62061.1927
N33.81331.1927

picture of Potassium cyanide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
K1 C2 N3 180.000 K1 N3 C2 0.000
C2 K1 N3 0.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C*V)

Jump to S1C1 S1C3
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-691.746459
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-691.445610
Nuclear repulsion energy63.452452
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 Σ 2053 1936 38.78      
2 Σ 322 304 69.79      
3 Π 78i 74i 1.93      
3 Π 78i 74i 1.93      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1109.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.943) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1046.2 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 MP2/6-31G*
B
0.11084

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
K1 0.000 0.000 1.229
C2 0.000 0.000 -2.441
N3 0.000 0.000 -1.245

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K13.67082.4740
C23.67081.1968
N32.47401.1968

picture of Potassium cyanide state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
K1 C2 N3 0.000 K1 N3 C2 180.000
C2 K1 N3 0.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 3 (CS)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-691.755727
Energy at 298.15K-691.755658
HF Energy-691.447830
Nuclear repulsion energy67.924494
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 A' 2001 1887 3.24      
2 A' 309 291 66.87      
3 A' 202 190 1.32      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1255.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.943) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1184.1 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
1.81850 0.16254 0.14920

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
K1 0.000 1.047 0.000
C2 0.645 -1.568 0.000
N3 -0.553 -1.500 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K12.69352.6063
C22.69351.1998
N32.60631.1998

picture of Potassium cyanide state 1 conformation 3
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
K1 C2 N3 72.892 K1 N3 C2 81.006
C2 K1 N3 26.103
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability