CN Triple Bond Length


 
 
Calibration of the ropt = MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ(G03) model for calculation of approximate equilibrium cyano CN triple bond lengths.
 
Figure 1.  ropt versus re bond lengths   PDF
Linear regression:  ~ re (Å) = 0.69449 × ropt + 0.34294,  RSD = 0.0006 Å
 
   






Table 1.  CN Triple Bond Lengths (Å).  ropt = MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ(G03)
   





Molecule    re   ropt   ~ re |re - ~ re|
   
HCN 1.15324 1.1670 1.1534 0.0002
CH2(CN)2 1.155 1.1697 1.1553 0.000
CH3CN 1.156 1.1698 1.1553 0.001
FCN 1.15680 1.1714 1.1564 0.0004
H2C=CHCN 1.157 1.1731 1.1577 0.001
NCCN 1.1578 1.1755 1.1593 0.0015
H2C=C(CN)2 1.158 1.1726 1.1573 0.001
CNCN 1.1581 1.1740 1.1582 0.0001
ClCN 1.1589 1.1752 1.1591 0.0002
SiH3CN 1.159 1.1743 1.1585 0.0005
BrCN 1.15951 1.1756 1.1594 0.0001
HCCCN 1.1605 1.1771 1.1604 0.0001
NCCP 1.16406 1.1816 1.1636 0.0005
 
AVG 0.0005
RMS 0.0006
 
 
 
References for the molecular structures are given on the following pages:
HCN CH2(CN2) CH3CN FCN
H2C=CHCN NCCN H2C=C(CN2) CNCN
ClCN SiH3CN BrCN HCCCN
NCCP

 







 

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