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

using model chemistry: MP3=FULL/TZVP

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 MP3=FULL/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-691.869969
Energy at 298.15K-691.869356
HF Energy-691.508693
Nuclear repulsion energy59.541979
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 MP3=FULL/TZVP
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 2274 2123        
2 Σ 260 242 56.79      
3 Π 88 82 15.49      
3 Π 88 82 15.49      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1354.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9337) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1264.6 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 MP3=FULL/TZVP
B
0.09240

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3=FULL/TZVP

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
K1 0.000 0.000 1.356
C2 0.000 0.000 -1.356
N3 0.000 0.000 -2.518

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K12.71173.8737
C22.71171.1620
N33.87371.1620

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 MP3=FULL/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-691.873054
Energy at 298.15K-691.872408
HF Energy-691.515984
Nuclear repulsion energy62.883513
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 MP3=FULL/TZVP
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 2230 2082 68.64      
2 Σ 295 275 67.83      
3 Π 66 62 3.89      
3 Π 66 62 3.89      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1328.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9337) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1240.4 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 MP3=FULL/TZVP
B
0.10709

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3=FULL/TZVP

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
K1 0.000 0.000 1.254
C2 0.000 0.000 -2.462
N3 0.000 0.000 -1.294

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K13.71602.5477
C23.71601.1683
N32.54771.1683

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 MP3=FULL/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-691.874651
Energy at 298.15K-691.874468
HF Energy-691.514115
Nuclear repulsion energy66.713697
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 MP3=FULL/TZVP
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' 2221 2073 19.68      
2 A' 276 258 56.95      
3 A' 149 139 6.88      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1323.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9337) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1235.3 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 MP3=FULL/TZVP
ABC
1.95573 0.14989 0.13922

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3=FULL/TZVP

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
K1 0.000 1.090 0.000
C2 0.622 -1.683 0.000
N3 -0.534 -1.516 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K12.84212.6601
C22.84211.1679
N32.66011.1679

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 69.125 K1 N3 C2 86.655
C2 K1 N3 24.220
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability