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

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/6-311G**

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 MP2=FULL/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-692.105924
Energy at 298.15K-692.105292
HF Energy-691.496665
Nuclear repulsion energy60.571560
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/6-311G**
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 2040 1935 14.28      
2 Σ 287 272 63.42      
3 Π 73 69 13.26      
3 Π 73 69 13.26      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1236.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9486) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1173.0 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 MP2=FULL/6-311G**
B
0.09776

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-311G**

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
K1 0.000 0.000 1.315
C2 0.000 0.000 -1.284
N3 0.000 0.000 -2.469

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K12.59843.7835
C22.59841.1852
N33.78351.1852

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/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-692.105415
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-691.504970
Nuclear repulsion energy63.954350
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/6-311G**
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 2039 1934 48.27      
2 Σ 318 302 78.42      
3 Π 71i 67i 1.25      
3 Π 71i 67i 1.25      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1108.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9486) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1051.1 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/6-311G**
B
0.11268

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-311G**

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
K1 0.000 0.000 1.219
C2 0.000 0.000 -2.422
N3 0.000 0.000 -1.233

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K13.64162.4524
C23.64161.1892
N32.45241.1892

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 MP2=FULL/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-692.113022
Energy at 298.15K-692.112947
HF Energy-691.504845
Nuclear repulsion energy68.508290
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/6-311G**
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' 1990 1888 4.20      
2 A' 309 293 71.21      
3 A' 193 183 4.80      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1245.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9486) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1181.8 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/6-311G**
ABC
1.85458 0.16538 0.15184

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-311G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
K1 0.000 1.038 0.000
C2 0.639 -1.581 0.000
N3 -0.548 -1.463 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K12.69552.5604
C22.69551.1924
N32.56041.1924

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 70.634 K1 N3 C2 83.304
C2 K1 N3 26.062
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability