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

using model chemistry: QCISD(TQ)/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 QCISD(TQ)/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-691.783053
Energy at 298.15K-691.782551
HF Energy-691.451022
Nuclear repulsion energy59.786549
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(TQ)/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 2130 2130        
2 Σ 274 274        
3 Π 115 115        
3 Π 115 115        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1316.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1316.7 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(TQ)/6-31+G**
B
0.09465

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
K1 0.000 0.000 1.337
C2 0.000 0.000 -1.315
N3 0.000 0.000 -2.503

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K12.65223.8398
C22.65221.1876
N33.83981.1876

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(TQ)/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-691.785748
Energy at 298.15K-691.785116
HF Energy-691.459340
Nuclear repulsion energy63.053169
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(TQ)/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 2097 2097        
2 Σ 305 305        
3 Π 68 68        
3 Π 68 68        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1268.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1268.4 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 QCISD(TQ)/6-31+G**
B
0.10899

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
K1 0.000 0.000 1.241
C2 0.000 0.000 -2.456
N3 0.000 0.000 -1.262

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K13.69692.5031
C23.69691.1937
N32.50311.1937

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(TQ)/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-691.787959
Energy at 298.15K-691.787813
HF Energy-691.457483
Nuclear repulsion energy67.300135
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(TQ)/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' 2078 2078        
2 A' 291 291        
3 A' 163 163        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1265.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1265.4 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 QCISD(TQ)/6-31+G**
ABC
1.86554 0.15692 0.14474

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
K1 0.000 1.065 0.000
C2 0.637 -1.641 0.000
N3 -0.546 -1.485 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K12.78072.6082
C22.78071.1937
N32.60821.1937

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 69.228 K1 N3 C2 85.436
C2 K1 N3 25.336
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability