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

using model chemistry: CCD/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)

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Energy calculated at CCD/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-691.893067
Energy at 298.15K-691.892446
HF Energy-691.449752
Nuclear repulsion energy61.068687
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 CCD/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 2214 2097 3.04      
2 Σ 292 277 61.96      
3 Π 74 70 9.91      
3 Π 74 70 9.91      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1327.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9472) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1257.2 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 CCD/6-31G(2df,p)
B
0.09911

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
K1 0.000 0.000 1.306
C2 0.000 0.000 -1.279
N3 0.000 0.000 -2.449

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K12.58533.7555
C22.58531.1701
N33.75551.1701

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 CCD/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-691.895658
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-691.457397
Nuclear repulsion energy64.728752
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 CCD/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 2165 2050 93.57      
2 Σ 333 315 78.40      
3 Π 87i 83i 1.42      
3 Π 87i 83i 1.42      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1161.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9472) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1100.2 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 CCD/6-31G(2df,p)
B
0.11555

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCD/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 -2.394
N3 0.000 0.000 -1.216

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K13.59732.4195
C23.59731.1778
N32.41951.1778

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)

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Energy calculated at CCD/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-691.902800
Energy at 298.15K-691.902712
HF Energy-691.460633
Nuclear repulsion energy69.062762
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 CCD/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' 2143 2030 16.55      
2 A' 313 297 68.34      
3 A' 182 173 4.15      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1319.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9472) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1249.5 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 CCD/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
1.90011 0.16750 0.15393

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCD/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 0.631 -1.574 0.000
N3 -0.541 -1.451 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K12.68052.5406
C22.68051.1787
N32.54061.1787

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 70.399 K1 N3 C2 83.683
C2 K1 N3 25.917
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability