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All results from a given calculation for C3O2 (Carbon suboxide)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 1Σg
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-264.612104
Energy at 298.15K-264.610939
HF Energy-264.612104
Nuclear repulsion energy122.100566
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 B3PW91/6-31G*
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 2295 2196 0.00      
2 Σg 791 757 0.00      
3 Σu 2440 2335 2650.70      
4 Σu 1661 1589 90.42      
5 Πg 582 557 0.00      
5 Πg 582 557 0.00      
6 Πu 590 564 70.88      
6 Πu 590 564 70.88      
7 Πu 123 117 0.02      
7 Πu 123 117 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4888.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4676.5 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 B3PW91/6-31G*
B
0.07313

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*

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 1.277
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.277
O4 0.000 0.000 2.446
O5 0.000 0.000 -2.446

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 O4 O5
C11.27731.27732.44582.4458
C21.27732.55461.16853.7231
C31.27732.55463.72311.1685
O42.44581.16853.72314.8916
O52.44583.72311.16854.8916

picture of Carbon suboxide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O4 180.000 C1 C3 O5 180.000
C2 C1 C3 180.000
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.432      
2 C 0.146      
3 C 0.146      
4 O -0.362      
5 O -0.362      


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 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -25.250 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -25.250 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -32.691
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.720 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.720 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -7.441
Polar
3z2-r2-14.881
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 1.999 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.999 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 11.334


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 132.610
(<r2>)1/2 11.516