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All results from a given calculation for CO2 (Carbon dioxide)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-311+G(3df,2p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 1Σg
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-188.582169
Energy at 298.15K-188.582259
HF Energy-188.582169
Nuclear repulsion energy58.502044
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 B3PW91/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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 1384 1325 0.00 19.94 0.11 0.20
2 Σu 2440 2336 665.83 0.00 0.00 0.00
3 Πu 684 655 31.47 0.00 0.00 0.00
3 Πu 684 655 31.47 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2595.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9573) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2484.7 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 B3PW91/6-311+G(3df,2p)
B
0.39310

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.000
O2 0.000 0.000 1.158
O3 0.000 0.000 -1.158

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3
C11.15781.1578
O21.15782.3156
O31.15782.3156

picture of Carbon dioxide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O2 C1 O3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 1.105      
2 O -0.553      
3 O -0.553      


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 -14.741 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.741 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -19.202
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.230 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.230 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.461
Polar
3z2-r2-8.922
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 1.789 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.789 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.806


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 31.585
(<r2>)1/2 5.620