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All results from a given calculation for C2 (Carbon diatomic)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

State 1 (1Σg+)

Jump to S2C1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.844198
Energy at 298.15K-75.841172
HF Energy-75.844198
Nuclear repulsion energy15.176974
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 B3PW91/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σg 1906 1823 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 952.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 911.5 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 B3PW91/6-31G*
B
1.78323

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.628
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.628

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.2552
C21.2552

picture of Carbon diatomic state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.000      
2 C 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 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.731 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.731 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -8.738
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.497 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.497 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.993
Polar
3z2-r25.987
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 4.920 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.920 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.380


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 11.431
(<r2>)1/2 3.381

State 2 (3Πu)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.880662
Energy at 298.15K-75.877634
HF Energy-75.880662
Nuclear repulsion energy14.531223
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 B3PW91/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σg 1710 1636 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 854.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 817.8 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 B3PW91/6-31G*
B
1.63472

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.655
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.655

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.3110
C21.3110

picture of Carbon diatomic state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.000      
2 C 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 -10.169 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.034 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -11.981
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.838 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.959 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.879
Polar
3z2-r2-1.758
x2-y21.865
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.472 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.438 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.595


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 12.273
(<r2>)1/2 3.503