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

using model chemistry: HF/SDD

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 HF/SDD
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.357573
Energy at 298.15K-75.354546
HF Energy-75.357573
Nuclear repulsion energy14.998399
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 HF/SDD
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 1823 1641 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 911.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9004) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 820.7 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 HF/SDD
B
1.74152

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.635
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.635

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.2702
C21.2702

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 HF/SDD 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 -12.670 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.670 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -9.642
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.514 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.514 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.028
Polar
3z2-r26.056
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 -4.448 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -4.448 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.185


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 12.123
(<r2>)1/2 3.482

State 2 (3Πu)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at HF/SDD
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.445304
Energy at 298.15K-75.442276
HF Energy-75.445304
Nuclear repulsion energy14.392863
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 HF/SDD
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 1696 1527 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 847.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9004) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 763.4 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 HF/SDD
B
1.60373

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.662
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.662

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.3236
C21.3236

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 HF/SDD 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 -10.815 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.983 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.132
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.243 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.010 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.233
Polar
3z2-r2-2.465
x2-y22.168
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.572 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.036 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.340


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 12.944
(<r2>)1/2 3.598