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

using model chemistry: QCISD/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 QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-691.897675
Energy at 298.15K-691.897052
HF Energy-691.449346
Nuclear repulsion energy61.008777
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/6-31G(2df,p)
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 2182 2067 2.47      
2 Σ 292 276 61.29      
3 Π 74 70 9.73      
3 Π 74 70 9.73      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1311.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9474) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1242.0 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 QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)
B
0.09902

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
K1 0.000 0.000 1.307
C2 0.000 0.000 -1.278
N3 0.000 0.000 -2.451

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K12.58473.7581
C22.58471.1734
N33.75811.1734

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/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-691.900424
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-691.456998
Nuclear repulsion energy64.650925
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/6-31G(2df,p)
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 2123 2012 92.96      
2 Σ 332 314 77.02      
3 Π 86i 81i 1.52      
3 Π 86i 81i 1.52      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1142.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9474) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1082.0 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 QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)
B
0.11539

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD/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 -2.397
N3 0.000 0.000 -1.215

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K13.60112.4193
C23.60111.1817
N32.41931.1817

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/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-691.907472
Energy at 298.15K-691.907383
HF Energy-691.460238
Nuclear repulsion energy69.002337
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/6-31G(2df,p)
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 2106 1995 17.67      
2 A' 313 296 67.13      
3 A' 182 173 4.39      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1300.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9474) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1232.0 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 QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
1.88961 0.16751 0.15387

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
K1 0.000 1.031 0.000
C2 0.633 -1.575 0.000
N3 -0.543 -1.449 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K12.68242.5395
C22.68241.1823
N32.53951.1823

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 70.240 K1 N3 C2 83.773
C2 K1 N3 25.987
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability