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All results from a given calculation for C3 (carbon trimer)

using model chemistry: MP2/LANL2DZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 1Σg
1 2 no C2V 1A1

Conformer 1 (D*H)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at MP2/LANL2DZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.550623
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-113.317733
Nuclear repulsion energy35.561216
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/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 1119 1077 0.00      
2 Σu 2055 1979 516.86      
3 Πu 252 243 17.36      
3 Πu 252 243 17.36      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1838.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9631) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1770.9 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/LANL2DZ
B
0.39161

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/LANL2DZ

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 1.339
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.339

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.33931.3393
C21.33932.6785
C31.33932.6785

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

Conformer 2 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP2/LANL2DZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.550623
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-113.317740
Nuclear repulsion energy35.561960
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/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 1119 1078 0.00      
2 Σu 2055 1980 516.92      
3 Πu 252 242 17.36      
3 Πu 252 242 17.36      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1838.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9631) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1770.9 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/LANL2DZ
B
0.39162

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/LANL2DZ

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 -1.339
C3 0.000 0.000 1.339

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.33921.3392
C21.33922.6785
C31.33922.6785

picture of carbon trimer state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 C3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability