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

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ

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=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.840065
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-113.390015
Nuclear repulsion energy36.882517
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=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
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 1218 1158 0.00      
2 Σu 2182 2076 532.05      
3 Πu 183 175 28.12      
3 Πu 183 175 28.12      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1883.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9514) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1791.6 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=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
B
0.42125

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ

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 1.291
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.291

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.29131.2913
C21.29132.5826
C31.29132.5826

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=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.840065
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-113.390015
Nuclear repulsion energy36.882490
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=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
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 1218 1158 0.00      
2 Σu 2182 2076 532.05      
3 Πu 183 175 28.12      
3 Πu 183 175 28.12      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1883.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9514) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1791.6 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=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ
B
0.42125

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/aug-cc-pVTZ

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 -1.291
C3 0.000 0.000 1.291

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.29131.2913
C21.29132.5826
C31.29132.5826

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