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IV.C.1. (XIII.D.1.)

Compare vibrational frequencies in CCCBDB for C3 (carbon trimer)

MP4/6-31G*

Frequency in cm-1
  Calculated   Experimental
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency diff Symmetry Frequency Comment
1 Σg 1070 -154 Σg 1225  
2 Σu 1897 -144 Σu 2040  
3 Πu 169 105 Πu 63  
The calculated vibrational frequencies were scaled by 0.9548

See section XIII.C.3 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.B.3.c Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
See section III.B.3.b List of vibrational scaling factors and their uncertainties for information on where the above scaling factor is from.