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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/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+)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.829634
Energy at 298.15K-75.826608
HF Energy-75.707685
Nuclear repulsion energy15.081091
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 B2PLYP/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 1864 1769 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 932.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9492) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 884.7 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 B2PLYP/6-31G*
B
1.76077

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G*

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.632
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.632

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.2632
C21.2632

picture of Carbon diatomic state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 (3Πu)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.843880
Energy at 298.15K-75.840851
HF Energy-75.766570
Nuclear repulsion energy14.457314
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 B2PLYP/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 1673 1588 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 836.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9492) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 794.1 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 B2PLYP/6-31G*
B
1.61813

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G*

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.656
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.656

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.3119
C21.3119

picture of Carbon diatomic state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.000      
2 C 0.000      


Electric dipole moments


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.428 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -31.535 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -8.191


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 12.403
(<r2>)1/2 3.522