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All results from a given calculation for C3 (carbon trimer)

using model chemistry: CID/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 1Σg
1 2 no C2V 1A1

Conformer 1 (D*H)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at CID/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.668189
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-113.354764
Nuclear repulsion energy36.972919
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 CID/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 1312 1212 0.00      
2 Σu 2264 2092 928.99      
3 Πu 133 123 6.61      
3 Πu 133 123 6.61      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1920.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9237) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1774.3 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 CID/6-31G*
B
0.42332

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.000
C2 0.000 0.000 1.288
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.288

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.28811.2881
C21.28812.5763
C31.28812.5763

picture of carbon trimer state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 C3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CID/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.668189
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-113.354764
Nuclear repulsion energy36.972904
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 CID/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 A1 1312 1212 0.00      
2 A1 133 123 6.61      
3 B2 2264 2092 928.99      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1854.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9237) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1713.0 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 CID/6-31G*
B
0.42332

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.000
C2 0.000 1.288 -0.000
C3 0.000 -1.288 -0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.28811.2881
C21.28812.5763
C31.28812.5763

picture of carbon trimer state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 C3 179.961
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability