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

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-31G*

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)

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Energy calculated at B1B95/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.993370
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-113.993370
Nuclear repulsion energy36.796356
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 B1B95/6-31G*
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 1258 1194 0.00      
2 Σu 2184 2074 767.50      
3 Πu 146 139 12.04      
3 Πu 146 139 12.04      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1867.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9493) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1772.4 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 B1B95/6-31G*
B
0.41928

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31G*

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 1.294
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.294

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.29431.2943
C21.29432.5886
C31.29432.5886

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
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.031      
2 C 0.016      
3 C 0.016      


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 -15.801 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -15.801 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -21.701
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.950 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.950 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -5.900
Polar
3z2-r2-11.800
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 2.375 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.375 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.571


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 31.200
(<r2>)1/2 5.586

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at B1B95/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.993370
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-113.993370
Nuclear repulsion energy36.796981
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 B1B95/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 1258 1195 0.00      
2 A1 146 138 12.05      
3 B2 2184 2074 767.51      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1794.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9493) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1703.2 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 B1B95/6-31G*
B
0.41930

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.000
C2 0.000 1.294 0.000
C3 0.000 -1.294 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.29431.2943
C21.29432.5886
C31.29432.5886

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 179.958
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.031      
2 C 0.016      
3 C 0.016      


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 -0.001 0.001
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -15.801 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -21.701 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -15.801
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.950 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -5.900 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.950
Polar
3z2-r25.900
x2-y25.900
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.375 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.571 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.375


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 31.200
(<r2>)1/2 5.586