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

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/6-31G

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/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-691.609605
Energy at 298.15K-691.609079
HF Energy-691.387945
Nuclear repulsion energy59.080507
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/6-31G
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 1919 1823 8.46      
2 Σ 278 264 48.99      
3 Π 107 102 17.45      
3 Π 107 102 17.45      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1205.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9501) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1145.0 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/6-31G
B
0.09302

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
K1 0.000 0.000 1.348
C2 0.000 0.000 -1.315
N3 0.000 0.000 -2.531

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K12.66323.8788
C22.66321.2156
N33.87881.2156

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)

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Energy calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-691.606394
Energy at 298.15K-691.605609
HF Energy-691.397202
Nuclear repulsion energy62.316384
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/6-31G
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 1937 1841 21.26      
2 Σ 304 289 59.61      
3 Π 28 27 3.66      
3 Π 28 27 3.66      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1149.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9501) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1091.7 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 MP2=FULL/6-31G
B
0.10685

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
K1 0.000 0.000 1.252
C2 0.000 0.000 -2.486
N3 0.000 0.000 -1.269

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K13.73812.5209
C23.73811.2172
N32.52091.2172

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/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-691.610405
Energy at 298.15K-691.610214
HF Energy-691.391307
Nuclear repulsion energy65.808098
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/6-31G
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' 1858 1765 0.94      
2 A' 277 263 56.75      
3 A' 147 140 0.56      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1141.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9501) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1084.1 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/6-31G
ABC
1.74811 0.15090 0.13891

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
K1 0.000 1.087 0.000
C2 0.658 -1.619 0.000
N3 -0.564 -1.563 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K12.78472.7100
C22.78471.2229
N32.71001.2229

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 73.749 K1 N3 C2 80.577
C2 K1 N3 25.674
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability