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All results from a given calculation for Si2 (Silicon diatomic)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/cc-pVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 3Σg
2 1 yes D*H 1Σg

State 1 (3Σg)

Jump to S2C1
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-578.872700
Energy at 298.15K-578.871369
Nuclear repulsion energy45.648188
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 mPW1PW91/cc-pVDZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σg 510 488 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 254.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9583) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 244.2 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 mPW1PW91/cc-pVDZ
B
0.23343

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Si1 0.000 0.000 1.136
Si2 0.000 0.000 -1.136

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Si1 Si2
Si12.2721
Si22.2721

picture of Silicon diatomic state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Si 0.000      
2 Si 0.000      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -25.665 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -25.665 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -32.244
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.289 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.289 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.579
Polar
3z2-r2-13.158
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 8.692 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.692 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 15.806


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 49.315
(<r2>)1/2 7.022

State 2 (1Σg)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-578.825705
Energy at 298.15K-578.824446
Nuclear repulsion energy50.171986
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 mPW1PW91/cc-pVDZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σg 621 595 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 310.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9583) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 297.4 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 mPW1PW91/cc-pVDZ
B
0.28199

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Si1 0.000 0.000 1.034
Si2 0.000 0.000 -1.034

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Si1 Si2
Si12.0673
Si22.0673

picture of Silicon diatomic state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Si 0.000      
2 Si 0.000      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.390 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -29.390 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.006
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.192 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.192 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 12.384
Polar
3z2-r224.768
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x -5.250 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -5.250 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.789


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 45.693
(<r2>)1/2 6.760