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All results from a given calculation for C4 (Carbon tetramer)

using model chemistry: MP4/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

State 1 (3Σg)

Jump to S2C1
Energy calculated at MP4/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-151.652158
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-151.181499
Nuclear repulsion energy62.832727
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 MP4/6-31G*
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 2102 2007 0.00      
2 Σg 931 889 0.00      
3 Σu 1562 1491 0.00      
4 Πg 349 333 0.00      
4 Πg 349 333 0.00      
5 Πu 171 163 0.00      
5 Πu 171 163 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2816.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9548) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2689.5 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 MP4/6-31G*
B
0.16284

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4/6-31G*

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.651
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.651
C3 0.000 0.000 1.972
C4 0.000 0.000 -1.972

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4
C11.30261.32082.6234
C21.30262.62341.3208
C31.32082.62343.9442
C42.62341.32083.9442

picture of Carbon tetramer state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 180.000 C2 C1 C3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 (1Σ)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP4/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-151.643387
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-151.131306
Nuclear repulsion energy62.365936
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 MP4/6-31G*
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 2034 1942 0.00      
2 Σg 895 855 0.00      
3 Σu 1553 1483 0.00      
4 Πg 349 333 0.00      
4 Πg 313 299 0.00      
5 Πu 188 180 0.00      
5 Πu 156 149 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2744.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9548) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2620.3 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 MP4/6-31G*
B
0.16049

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4/6-31G*

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.657
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.657
C3 0.000 0.000 1.986
C4 0.000 0.000 -1.986

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4
C11.31461.32882.6434
C21.31462.64341.3288
C31.32882.64343.9722
C42.64341.32883.9722

picture of Carbon tetramer state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability