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All results from a given calculation for C2 (Carbon diatomic)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/LANL2DZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

State 1 (1Σg+)

Jump to S2C1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/LANL2DZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.872095
Energy at 298.15K-75.869068
HF Energy-75.872095
Nuclear repulsion energy14.882336
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 B3LYP/LANL2DZ
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 1809 1739 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 904.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9612) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 869.6 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 B3LYP/LANL2DZ
B
1.71467

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/LANL2DZ

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.640
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.640

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.2801
C21.2801

picture of Carbon diatomic state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/LANL2DZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.000      
2 C 0.000      


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 -12.146 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.146 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -9.413
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.366 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.366 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.732
Polar
3z2-r25.465
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 5.087 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.087 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.756


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 11.933
(<r2>)1/2 3.454

State 2 (3Πu)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/LANL2DZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.903836
Energy at 298.15K-75.900805
HF Energy-75.903836
Nuclear repulsion energy14.189066
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 B3LYP/LANL2DZ
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 1599 1537 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 799.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9612) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 768.3 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 B3LYP/LANL2DZ
B
1.55864

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/LANL2DZ

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.671
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.671

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.3426
C21.3426

picture of Carbon diatomic state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/LANL2DZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.000      
2 C 0.000      


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 -12.495 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -10.468 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.896
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.813 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.227 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.414
Polar
3z2-r2-2.829
x2-y2-2.027
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.396 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.516 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.745


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 12.873
(<r2>)1/2 3.588