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

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G(2df,p)

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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-691.883148
Energy at 298.15K-691.882535
HF Energy-691.447208
Nuclear repulsion energy60.853742
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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
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 2041 1928 13.83      
2 Σ 293 277 60.42      
3 Π 77 72 10.96      
3 Π 77 72 10.96      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1243.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9445) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1174.5 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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
B
0.09898

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
K1 0.000 0.000 1.306
C2 0.000 0.000 -1.270
N3 0.000 0.000 -2.457

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K12.57633.7627
C22.57631.1864
N33.76271.1864

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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-691.883424
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-691.455853
Nuclear repulsion energy64.475469
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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
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 2036 1923 54.87      
2 Σ 330 312 75.74      
3 Π 91i 86i 0.92      
3 Π 91i 86i 0.92      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1091.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9445) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1031.0 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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
B
0.11501

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
K1 0.000 0.000 1.206
C2 0.000 0.000 -2.404
N3 0.000 0.000 -1.213

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K13.60962.4189
C23.60961.1907
N32.41891.1907

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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-691.892365
Energy at 298.15K-691.892296
HF Energy-691.458361
Nuclear repulsion energy68.931693
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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
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 1880 5.43      
2 A' 312 294 69.17      
3 A' 196 185 2.69      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1249.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9445) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1179.7 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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
1.84159 0.16872 0.15456

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
K1 0.000 1.028 0.000
C2 0.641 -1.549 0.000
N3 -0.549 -1.463 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K12.65552.5506
C22.65551.1936
N32.55061.1936

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 71.888 K1 N3 C2 81.703
C2 K1 N3 26.410
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability