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

using model chemistry: MP3/6-31+G**

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 MP3/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-691.761149
Energy at 298.15K-691.760650
HF Energy-691.452722
Nuclear repulsion energy60.044126
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 MP3/6-31+G**
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 2263 2106 0.03      
2 Σ 277 257 63.26      
3 Π 115 107 11.89      
3 Π 115 107 11.89      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1384.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9305) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1288.1 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 MP3/6-31+G**
B
0.09508

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/6-31+G**

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
K1 0.000 0.000 1.335
C2 0.000 0.000 -1.318
N3 0.000 0.000 -2.493

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K12.65343.8279
C22.65341.1746
N33.82791.1746

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 MP3/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-691.764929
Energy at 298.15K-691.764311
HF Energy-691.460612
Nuclear repulsion energy63.373072
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 MP3/6-31+G**
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 2207 2053 100.05      
2 Σ 309 288 75.69      
3 Π 70 65 3.78      
3 Π 70 65 3.78      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1327.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9305) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1235.5 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 MP3/6-31+G**
B
0.10984

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/6-31+G**

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
K1 0.000 0.000 1.236
C2 0.000 0.000 -2.443
N3 0.000 0.000 -1.261

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K13.67992.4978
C23.67991.1820
N32.49781.1820

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 MP3/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-691.766597
Energy at 298.15K-691.766446
HF Energy-691.459070
Nuclear repulsion energy67.525548
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 MP3/6-31+G**
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' 2201 2048 26.17      
2 A' 295 275 66.49      
3 A' 156 145 7.69      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1326.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9305) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1233.9 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 MP3/6-31+G**
ABC
1.91798 0.15674 0.14490

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/6-31+G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
K1 0.000 1.066 0.000
C2 0.629 -1.654 0.000
N3 -0.539 -1.475 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K12.79182.5969
C22.79181.1812
N32.59691.1812

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 68.236 K1 N3 C2 86.776
C2 K1 N3 24.988
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability