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

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/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
4 1 yes D*H 1Πu

State 1 (1Σg+)

Jump to S2C1 S3C1 S4C1
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.839700
Energy at 298.15K-75.836674
HF Energy-75.839700
Nuclear repulsion energy 
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 wB97X-D/6-31G*
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 1907 1809 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 953.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9485) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 904.5 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 wB97X-D/6-31G*
B
1.78620

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-31G*

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.627
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.627

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.2542
C21.2542

picture of Carbon diatomic state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/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 -11.757 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.757 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -8.726
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.516 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.516 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.032
Polar
3z2-r26.064
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 3.787 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.787 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.538


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

State 2 (3Πu)

Jump to S1C1 S3C1 S4C1
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.880417
Energy at 298.15K-75.877389
HF Energy-75.880417
Nuclear repulsion energy 
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 wB97X-D/6-31G*
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 1728 1639 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 864.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9485) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 819.5 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 wB97X-D/6-31G*
B
1.64206

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-31G*

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.654
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.654

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.3083
C21.3083

picture of Carbon diatomic state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/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 -10.181 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.069 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -11.993
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.851 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.982 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.869
Polar
3z2-r2-1.737
x2-y21.889
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.487 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.628 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.386


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 12.262
(<r2>)1/2 3.502

State 3 (3Σg-)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S4C1
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.880417
Energy at 298.15K-75.877389
HF Energy-75.880417
Nuclear repulsion energy 
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 wB97X-D/6-31G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at wB97X-D/6-31G*
B
1.64206

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-31G*

Point Group is D∞h

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 4 (1Πu)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1 S3C1
Energy calculated at wB97X-D/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.839700
Energy at 298.15K-75.836674
HF Energy-75.839700
Nuclear repulsion energy 
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 wB97X-D/6-31G*
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 1907 1809 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 953.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9485) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 904.3 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 wB97X-D/6-31G*
B
1.78602

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/6-31G*

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.623
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.623

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.2462
C21.2462

picture of Carbon diatomic state 4 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at wB97X-D/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 -11.758 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.758 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -8.725
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.516 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.516 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.032
Polar
3z2-r26.065
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 3.788 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.788 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.538


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 11.432
(<r2>)1/2 3.381