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All results from a given calculation for SiC (silicon monocarbide)

using model chemistry: HF/CEP-121G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 3Σ
2 1 yes C*V 1Σ

State 1 (3Σ)

Jump to S2C1
Energy calculated at HF/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-9.067120
Energy at 298.15K-9.065337
HF Energy-9.067120
Nuclear repulsion energy4.751089
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 HF/CEP-121G*
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 801 724 39.50      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 400.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9034) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 361.8 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 HF/CEP-121G*
B
0.63208

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/CEP-121G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Si1 0.000 0.000 0.535
C2 0.000 0.000 -1.247

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Si1 C2
Si11.7821
C21.7821

picture of silicon monocarbide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/CEP-121G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Si 0.195      
2 C -0.195      


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 0.570 0.570
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -15.742 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -20.094 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -19.430
Traceless
 xyz
x 4.020 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.508 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.512
Polar
3z2-r2-3.024
x2-y24.352
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.812 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.686 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.422


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 18.874
(<r2>)1/2 4.344

State 2 (1Σ)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at HF/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-8.955111
Energy at 298.15K-8.953396
HF Energy-8.955111
Nuclear repulsion energy5.165146
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 HF/CEP-121G*
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 1118 1010 79.25      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 558.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9034) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 504.9 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 HF/CEP-121G*
B
0.74705

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/CEP-121G*

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Si1 0.000 0.000 0.492
C2 0.000 0.000 -1.147

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Si1 C2
Si11.6392
C21.6392

picture of silicon monocarbide state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/CEP-121G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Si 0.305      
2 C -0.305      


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 1.900 1.900
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.903 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -18.903 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.310
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.297 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.297 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.593
Polar
3z2-r29.186
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 -0.905 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.905 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 8.197


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 17.084
(<r2>)1/2 4.133