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

using model chemistry: QCISD(TQ)=FULL/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(TQ)=FULL/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.759559
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-113.365134
Nuclear repulsion energy36.135744
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(TQ)=FULL/aug-cc-pVDZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σg 1203 1203        
2 Σu 2128 2128        
3 Πu 192i 192i        
3 Πu 192i 192i        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1472.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1472.9 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 QCISD(TQ)=FULL/aug-cc-pVDZ
B
0.40456

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD(TQ)=FULL/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 1.318
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.318

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.31771.3177
C21.31772.6353
C31.31772.6353

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(TQ)=FULL/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.760670
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-113.365419
Nuclear repulsion energy36.571216
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(TQ)=FULL/aug-cc-pVDZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 1318 1318        
2 A1 117 117        
3 B2 2031 2031        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1733.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1733.4 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 QCISD(TQ)=FULL/aug-cc-pVDZ
ABC
9.87033 0.45949 0.43905

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.308
C2 0.000 1.236 -0.154
C3 0.000 -1.236 -0.154

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.31991.3199
C21.31992.4728
C31.31992.4728

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 139.018
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability