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

using model chemistry: QCISD/6-31+G**

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 QCISD/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-691.770124
Energy at 298.15K-691.769627
HF Energy-691.451695
Nuclear repulsion energy59.863579
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/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 Σ 2163 2044 0.07      
2 Σ 275 260 62.36      
3 Π 116 110 11.73      
3 Π 116 110 11.73      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1334.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9454) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1261.6 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/6-31+G**
B
0.09475

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
K1 0.000 0.000 1.337
C2 0.000 0.000 -1.317
N3 0.000 0.000 -2.500

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K12.65343.8366
C22.65341.1832
N33.83661.1832

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 QCISD/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-691.773768
Energy at 298.15K-691.773150
HF Energy-691.459739
Nuclear repulsion energy63.167089
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/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 Σ 2111 1996 87.89      
2 Σ 307 290 74.63      
3 Π 71 67 3.88      
3 Π 71 67 3.88      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1279.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9454) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1209.9 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/6-31+G**
B
0.10934

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
K1 0.000 0.000 1.239
C2 0.000 0.000 -2.452
N3 0.000 0.000 -1.261

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K13.69052.4998
C23.69051.1906
N32.49981.1906

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 QCISD/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-691.775352
Energy at 298.15K-691.775196
HF Energy-691.458117
Nuclear repulsion energy67.328750
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/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 A' 2102 1987 22.00      
2 A' 293 277 65.60      
3 A' 155 146 7.89      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1275.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9454) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1205.4 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 QCISD/6-31+G**
ABC
1.89014 0.15644 0.14448

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
K1 0.000 1.067 0.000
C2 0.633 -1.656 0.000
N3 -0.543 -1.476 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K12.79592.5996
C22.79591.1899
N32.59961.1899

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 68.165 K1 N3 C2 86.693
C2 K1 N3 25.143
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability