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

using model chemistry: MP3=FULL/3-21G*

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 MP3=FULL/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-688.157042
Energy at 298.15K-688.156349
HF Energy-687.956273
Nuclear repulsion energy60.036240
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=FULL/3-21G*
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 2228 2228 2.38      
2 Σ 272 272 49.33      
3 Π 62 62 19.31      
3 Π 62 62 19.31      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1312.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1312.4 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 MP3=FULL/3-21G*
B
0.09517

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3=FULL/3-21G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
K1 0.000 0.000 1.334
C2 0.000 0.000 -1.316
N3 0.000 0.000 -2.493

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K12.65003.8271
C22.65001.1771
N33.82711.1771

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 MP3=FULL/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-688.162286
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-687.968414
Nuclear repulsion energy63.921785
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=FULL/3-21G*
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 2160 2160 68.55      
2 Σ 321 321 60.89      
3 Π 85i 85i 2.73      
3 Π 85i 85i 2.73      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1155.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1155.2 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=FULL/3-21G*
B
0.11242

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3=FULL/3-21G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
K1 0.000 0.000 1.221
C2 0.000 0.000 -2.423
N3 0.000 0.000 -1.237

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K13.64432.4577
C23.64431.1865
N32.45771.1865

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 MP3=FULL/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-688.167444
Energy at 298.15K-688.167283
HF Energy-687.968065
Nuclear repulsion energy67.491209
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=FULL/3-21G*
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' 2133 2133 15.39      
2 A' 318 318 46.90      
3 A' 134 134 8.10      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1292.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1292.4 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 MP3=FULL/3-21G*
ABC
1.94557 0.15642 0.14478

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3=FULL/3-21G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
K1 0.000 1.066 0.000
C2 0.625 -1.695 0.000
N3 -0.536 -1.440 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  K1 C2 N3
K12.83012.5624
C22.83011.1880
N32.56241.1880

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 64.876 K1 N3 C2 90.306
C2 K1 N3 24.819
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability