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

using model chemistry: CCSD=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 CCSD=FULL/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-691.878224
Energy at 298.15K-691.877605
HF Energy-691.507955
Nuclear repulsion energy59.362650
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 CCSD=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 2189 2074 0.37      
2 Σ 258 244 55.70      
3 Π 86 82 15.48      
3 Π 86 82 15.48      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1309.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9475) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1241.1 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 CCSD=FULL/TZVP
B
0.09203

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
K1 0.000 0.000 1.358
C2 0.000 0.000 -1.356
N3 0.000 0.000 -2.525

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K12.71383.8830
C22.71381.1693
N33.88301.1693

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 CCSD=FULL/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-691.881130
Energy at 298.15K-691.880473
HF Energy-691.515397
Nuclear repulsion energy62.685490
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 CCSD=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 2156 2043 59.92      
2 Σ 292 277 66.95      
3 Π 64 61 3.97      
3 Π 64 61 3.97      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1288.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9475) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1220.8 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 CCSD=FULL/TZVP
B
0.10656

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
K1 0.000 0.000 1.257
C2 0.000 0.000 -2.470
N3 0.000 0.000 -1.295

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K13.72662.5515
C23.72661.1751
N32.55151.1751

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 CCSD=FULL/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-691.882836
Energy at 298.15K-691.882652
HF Energy-691.513432
Nuclear repulsion energy66.532760
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 CCSD=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' 2139 2027 15.38      
2 A' 275 260 56.37      
3 A' 150 142 6.84      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1281.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9475) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1214.4 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 CCSD=FULL/TZVP
ABC
1.92990 0.14958 0.13882

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
K1 0.000 1.091 0.000
C2 0.627 -1.683 0.000
N3 -0.537 -1.519 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K12.84442.6647
C22.84441.1752
N32.66471.1752

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 69.226 K1 N3 C2 86.422
C2 K1 N3 24.352
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability