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

using model chemistry: MP2/CEP-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)

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Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-21.828666
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-21.572103
Nuclear repulsion energy26.815004
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 MP2/CEP-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 2024 1956 0.00 122.38 0.43 0.60
2 Σg 872 842 0.00 151.10 0.28 0.43
3 Σu 1432 1384 637.87 0.00 0.33 0.50
4 Πg 151 146 0.00 3.25 0.75 0.86
4 Πg 151 146 0.00 3.25 0.75 0.86
5 Πu 166 160 11.49 0.00 0.75 0.86
5 Πu 166 160 11.49 0.00 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2481.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9663) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2397.5 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 MP2/CEP-31G
B
0.15024

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-31G

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.675
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.675
C3 0.000 0.000 2.054
C4 0.000 0.000 -2.054

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4
C11.34921.37972.7289
C21.34922.72891.3797
C31.37972.72894.1086
C42.72891.37974.1086

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)

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Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-21.816938
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-21.528117
Nuclear repulsion energy26.655648
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 MP2/CEP-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 1985 1918 0.00 0.75 0.75 0.86
2 Σg 840 812 0.00 32.24 0.36 0.53
3 Σu 1430 1382 458.33 0.00 0.33 0.50
4 Πg 211 204 0.00 1.06 0.75 0.86
4 Πg 254i 245i 0.00 7.04 0.75 0.86
5 Πu 176 170 24.90 0.00 0.75 0.86
5 Πu 160 154 2.34 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2274.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9663) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2197.4 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 MP2/CEP-31G
B
0.14844

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-31G

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.680
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.680
C3 0.000 0.000 2.066
C4 0.000 0.000 -2.066

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4
C11.35981.38642.7462
C21.35982.74621.3864
C31.38642.74624.1326
C42.74621.38644.1326

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