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

using model chemistry: QCISD(T)/aug-cc-pVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (D*H)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at QCISD(T)/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.757614
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-113.363833
Nuclear repulsion energy35.957785
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 QCISD(T)/aug-cc-pVDZ
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 1166 1140        
2 Σu 2039 1994        
3 Πu 177i 174i        
3 Πu 177i 174i        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1425.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9778) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1393.3 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 QCISD(T)/aug-cc-pVDZ
B
0.40058

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)/aug-cc-pVDZ

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 1.324
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.324

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.32421.3242
C21.32422.6484
C31.32422.6484

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 QCISD(T)/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.758450
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-113.364143
Nuclear repulsion energy36.287689
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 QCISD(T)/aug-cc-pVDZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 1254 1226        
2 A1 127 124        
3 B2 1972 1928        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1676.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9778) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1639.0 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 QCISD(T)/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
12.91307 0.44065 0.42611

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(T)/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.269
C2 0.000 1.263 -0.135
C3 0.000 -1.263 -0.135

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.32561.3256
C21.32562.5251
C31.32562.5251

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 144.515
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability