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

using model chemistry: MP3=FULL/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 MP3=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-691.755001
Energy at 298.15K-691.754427
HF Energy-691.442274
Nuclear repulsion energy60.498641
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 MP3=FULL/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 2292 2151 0.22      
2 Σ 292 274 58.47      
3 Π 89 83 10.76      
3 Π 89 83 10.76      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1380.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9383) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1295.5 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 MP3=FULL/6-31G*
B
0.09680

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3=FULL/6-31G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
K1 0.000 0.000 1.322
C2 0.000 0.000 -1.302
N3 0.000 0.000 -2.474

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K12.62463.7960
C22.62461.1714
N33.79601.1714

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 MP3=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-691.755378
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-691.447654
Nuclear repulsion energy63.906781
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 MP3=FULL/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 2235 2097 78.98      
2 Σ 328 307 72.84      
3 Π 73i 69i 2.72      
3 Π 73i 69i 2.72      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1207.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9383) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1133.4 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 MP3=FULL/6-31G*
B
0.11203

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3=FULL/6-31G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
K1 0.000 0.000 1.224
C2 0.000 0.000 -2.423
N3 0.000 0.000 -1.244

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K13.64712.4677
C23.64711.1793
N32.46771.1793

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 MP3=FULL/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-691.762686
Energy at 298.15K-691.762604
HF Energy-691.450677
Nuclear repulsion energy68.243990
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 MP3=FULL/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' 2216 2080 16.53      
2 A' 310 291 66.94      
3 A' 191 180 2.23      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1358.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9383) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1275.0 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 MP3=FULL/6-31G*
ABC
1.88899 0.16211 0.14930

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3=FULL/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
K1 0.000 1.049 0.000
C2 0.633 -1.587 0.000
N3 -0.543 -1.487 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K12.71022.5926
C22.71021.1798
N32.59261.1798

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 71.633 K1 N3 C2 82.781
C2 K1 N3 25.586
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability