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

using model chemistry: CCSD=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)

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)

Jump to S1C2 S1C3
Energy calculated at CCSD=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-691.912148
Energy at 298.15K-691.911559
HF Energy-691.449781
Nuclear repulsion energy61.143662
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 CCSD=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
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 2201 2072 3.01      
2 Σ 293 276 61.41      
3 Π 83 78 9.85      
3 Π 83 78 9.85      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1329.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9416) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1252.3 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 CCSD=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
B
0.09939

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
K1 0.000 0.000 1.304
C2 0.000 0.000 -1.277
N3 0.000 0.000 -2.446

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K12.58103.7505
C22.58101.1695
N33.75051.1695

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 CCSD=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-691.914452
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-691.457439
Nuclear repulsion energy64.786721
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 CCSD=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
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 2149 2024 92.45      
2 Σ 333 313 77.40      
3 Π 84i 79i 1.42      
3 Π 84i 79i 1.42      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1157.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9416) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1089.7 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 CCSD=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
B
0.11578

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
K1 0.000 0.000 1.203
C2 0.000 0.000 -2.391
N3 0.000 0.000 -1.214

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K13.59402.4169
C23.59401.1771
N32.41691.1771

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 CCSD=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-691.921675
Energy at 298.15K-691.921597
HF Energy-691.460585
Nuclear repulsion energy69.191479
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 CCSD=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
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' 2128 2004 16.61      
2 A' 315 297 67.90      
3 A' 187 176 4.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1315.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9416) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1238.3 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 CCSD=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
1.90063 0.16836 0.15466

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
K1 0.000 1.029 0.000
C2 0.631 -1.567 0.000
N3 -0.541 -1.449 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K12.67202.5364
C22.67201.1781
N32.53641.1781

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 70.571 K1 N3 C2 83.451
C2 K1 N3 25.978
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability