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

using model chemistry: QCISD(T)=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)

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 QCISD(T)=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-692.296124
Energy at 298.15K-692.295536
HF Energy-691.510578
Nuclear repulsion energy60.661399
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/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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 2119 2119        
2 Σ 278 278        
3 Π 88 88        
3 Π 88 88        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1286.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1286.3 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 QCISD(T)=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)
B
0.09763

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
K1 0.000 0.000 1.316
C2 0.000 0.000 -1.292
N3 0.000 0.000 -2.466

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K12.60793.7823
C22.60791.1745
N33.78231.1745

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(T)=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-692.298417
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-691.518028
Nuclear repulsion energy64.149411
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/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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 2074 2074        
2 Σ 310 310        
3 Π 36i 36i        
3 Π 36i 36i        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1156.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1156.2 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/6-311+G(3df,2p)
B
0.11318

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
K1 0.000 0.000 1.217
C2 0.000 0.000 -2.415
N3 0.000 0.000 -1.233

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K13.63162.4503
C23.63161.1813
N32.45031.1813

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(T)=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-692.302498
Energy at 298.15K-692.302363
HF Energy-691.518569
Nuclear repulsion energy68.354563
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/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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' 2057 2057        
2 A' 298 298        
3 A' 162 162        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1258.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1258.4 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(T)=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)
ABC
1.91151 0.16253 0.14980

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
K1 0.000 1.047 0.000
C2 0.630 -1.621 0.000
N3 -0.540 -1.452 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K12.74092.5558
C22.74091.1815
N32.55581.1815

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 68.479 K1 N3 C2 86.049
C2 K1 N3 25.471
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability