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All results from a given calculation for Si2H4 (Disilene)

using model chemistry: MP2/STO-3G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no D2H 1AG
1 2 yes C2H 1AG
1 3 no C2V 1A1

Conformer 1 (D2H)

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Energy calculated at MP2/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-573.505302
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-573.409810
Nuclear repulsion energy82.118898
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 MP2/STO-3G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Ag 2743 2391 0.00 159.18 0.11 0.20
2 Ag 1147 1000 0.00 51.06 0.73 0.84
3 Ag 723 630 0.00 5.05 0.35 0.51
4 Au 723 630 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 B1u 2740 2389 2.05 0.00 0.11 0.20
6 B1u 1063 927 261.79 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 B2g 484i 422i 0.00 8.44 0.75 0.86
8 B2u 2797 2439 30.95 0.00 0.00 0.00
9 B2u 448 391 33.58 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 B3g 2792 2434 0.00 113.22 0.75 0.86
11 B3g 713 622 0.00 8.26 0.75 0.86
12 B3u 537 468 47.32 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7970.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8719) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6949.3 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 MP2/STO-3G
ABC
2.87672 0.23636 0.21842

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/STO-3G

Point Group is D2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Si1 0.000 0.000 1.021
Si2 0.000 0.000 -1.021
H3 0.000 1.206 1.797
H4 0.000 -1.206 1.797
H5 0.000 1.206 -1.797
H6 0.000 -1.206 -1.797

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Si1 Si2 H3 H4 H5 H6
Si12.04161.43371.43373.06463.0646
Si22.04163.06463.06461.43371.4337
H31.43373.06462.41133.59334.3274
H41.43373.06462.41134.32743.5933
H53.06461.43373.59334.32742.4113
H63.06461.43374.32743.59332.4113

picture of Disilene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Si1 Si2 H5 122.760 Si1 Si2 H6 122.760
Si2 Si1 H3 122.760 Si2 Si1 H4 122.760
H3 Si1 H4 114.480 H5 Si2 H6 114.480
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2H)

Jump to S1C1 S1C3
Energy calculated at MP2/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-573.515339
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-573.421341
Nuclear repulsion energy80.518384
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 MP2/STO-3G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Ag 2703 2357 0.00 184.32 0.10 0.19
2 Ag 1194 1041 0.00 57.92 0.62 0.77
3 Ag 723 630 0.00 6.95 0.75 0.86
4 Ag 579 505 0.00 21.81 0.15 0.26
5 Au 2754 2401 68.78 0.00 0.51 0.67
6 Au 662 577 0.00 0.00 0.56 0.72
7 Au 432 377 28.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
8 Bg 2747 2395 0.00 126.65 0.75 0.86
9 Bg 773 674 0.00 8.58 0.75 0.86
10 Bu 2707 2360 34.99 0.00 0.12 0.21
11 Bu 1193 1041 339.45 0.00 0.72 0.84
12 Bu 544 474 25.12 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8505.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8719) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7415.7 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 MP2/STO-3G
ABC
2.53492 0.22504 0.21313

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/STO-3G

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Si1 0.000 1.054 0.000
Si2 0.000 -1.054 0.000
H3 0.602 1.670 1.159
H4 0.602 1.670 -1.159
H5 -0.602 -1.670 1.159
H6 -0.602 -1.670 -1.159

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Si1 Si2 H3 H4 H5 H6
Si12.10881.44401.44403.02143.0214
Si22.10883.02143.02141.44401.4440
H31.44403.02142.31873.55034.2404
H41.44403.02142.31874.24043.5503
H53.02141.44403.55034.24042.3187
H63.02141.44404.24043.55032.3187

picture of Disilene state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Si1 Si2 H5 115.239 Si1 Si2 H6 115.239
Si2 Si1 H3 115.239 Si2 Si1 H4 115.239
H3 Si1 H4 106.816 H5 Si2 H6 106.816
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 3 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2
Energy calculated at MP2/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-573.453687
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-573.377538
Nuclear repulsion energy74.225796
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 MP2/STO-3G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 2633 2295 223.22 113.76 0.28 0.44
2 A1 2024 1764 0.09 26.71 0.18 0.30
3 A1 1287 1122 80.13 9.40 0.44 0.61
4 A1 591 515 0.05 4.95 0.33 0.50
5 A1 495 432 0.24 20.81 0.28 0.44
6 A2 1520 1325 0.00 13.77 0.75 0.86
7 A2 823 718 0.00 2.17 0.75 0.86
8 B1 1614 1407 43.84 2.13 0.75 0.86
9 B1 1258 1097 57.33 6.24 0.75 0.86
10 B2 2620 2284 4.83 4.20 0.75 0.86
11 B2 1658 1446 1905.33 0.76 0.75 0.86
12 B2 969 845 38.60 10.97 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8746.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8719) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7625.6 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 MP2/STO-3G
ABC
2.70282 0.16740 0.16378

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/STO-3G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Si1 0.000 1.307 -0.087
Si2 0.000 -1.307 -0.087
H3 -0.997 0.000 -0.163
H4 0.997 0.000 -0.163
H5 0.000 1.239 1.382
H6 0.000 -1.239 1.382

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Si1 Si2 H3 H4 H5 H6
Si12.61421.64571.64571.47122.9401
Si22.61421.64571.64572.94011.4712
H31.64571.64571.99422.21752.2175
H41.64571.64571.99422.21752.2175
H51.47122.94012.21752.21752.4787
H62.94011.47122.21752.21752.4787

picture of Disilene state 1 conformation 3
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Si1 Si2 H5 29.990 Si1 Si2 H6 87.361
Si2 Si1 H3 37.416 Si2 Si1 H4 37.416
H3 Si1 H4 74.583 H5 Si2 H6 57.371
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability