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

using model chemistry: QCISD/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/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.729921
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-113.366041
Nuclear repulsion energy36.282146
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/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 1224 1186 0.00      
2 Σu 2101 2035 885.45      
3 Πu 191i 185i 13.48      
3 Πu 191i 185i 13.48      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1471.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9687) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1425.5 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 QCISD/aug-cc-pVDZ
B
0.40765

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD/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 1.313
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.313

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.31271.3127
C21.31272.6253
C31.31272.6253

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/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.731349
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-113.366329
Nuclear repulsion energy36.854387
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/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 1372 1329 12.55      
2 A1 134 130 2.52      
3 B2 1983 1921 565.52      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1744.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9687) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1689.7 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 QCISD/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
7.70020 0.48212 0.45371

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.349
C2 0.000 1.207 -0.174
C3 0.000 -1.207 -0.174

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.31551.3155
C21.31552.4140
C31.31552.4140

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 133.136
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability