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

using model chemistry: MP2=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 MP2=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-691.898740
Energy at 298.15K-691.898148
HF Energy-691.447702
Nuclear repulsion energy60.981672
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=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 2049 1926 13.57      
2 Σ 295 277 60.45      
3 Π 82 77 10.97      
3 Π 82 77 10.97      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1253.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9399) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1178.3 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=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
B
0.09937

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=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 -1.268
N3 0.000 0.000 -2.451

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K12.57193.7551
C22.57191.1833
N33.75511.1833

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=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-691.898790
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-691.456268
Nuclear repulsion energy64.590293
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=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 2043 1920 55.45      
2 Σ 331 311 75.80      
3 Π 90i 84i 0.88      
3 Π 90i 84i 0.88      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1097.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9399) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1031.3 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=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
B
0.11538

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
K1 0.000 0.000 1.204
C2 0.000 0.000 -2.399
N3 0.000 0.000 -1.212

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K13.60342.4159
C23.60341.1875
N32.41591.1875

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=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-691.907807
Energy at 298.15K-691.907744
HF Energy-691.458745
Nuclear repulsion energy69.084333
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=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' 1997 1877 5.54      
2 A' 314 295 69.31      
3 A' 199 187 2.71      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1255.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9399) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1179.6 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 MP2=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
1.85096 0.16941 0.15521

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
K1 0.000 1.026 0.000
C2 0.639 -1.546 0.000
N3 -0.548 -1.460 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K12.64982.5454
C22.64981.1906
N32.54541.1906

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 71.903 K1 N3 C2 81.700
C2 K1 N3 26.397
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability