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All results from a given calculation for C4 (Carbon tetramer)

using model chemistry: MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 3Σg
2 1 yes D*H 1Σ

State 1 (3Σg)

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Energy calculated at MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-151.727897
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-151.233305
Nuclear repulsion energy63.383611
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/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 2118 2018 0.00 70.58 0.35 0.52
2 Σg 934 890 0.00 3.56 0.73 0.84
3 Σu 1559 1486 643.67 0.00 0.33 0.50
4 Πg 373 355 0.00 0.66 0.75 0.86
4 Πg 373 355 0.00 0.66 0.75 0.86
5 Πu 166 158 17.52 0.00 0.75 0.86
5 Πu 166 158 17.52 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2844.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9529) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2710.5 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 MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ
B
0.16573

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.647
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.647
C3 0.000 0.000 1.955
C4 0.000 0.000 -1.955

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4
C11.29301.30802.6010
C21.29302.60101.3080
C31.30802.60103.9091
C42.60101.30803.9091

picture of Carbon tetramer state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 180.000 C2 C1 C3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 (1Σ)

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Energy calculated at MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-151.716942
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-151.182678
Nuclear repulsion energy63.021677
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/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 2075 1978 0.00 37.16 0.25 0.40
2 Σg 908 866 0.00 55.56 0.19 0.33
3 Σu 1552 1479 467.97 0.00 0.33 0.50
4 Πg 429 408 0.00 0.03 0.75 0.86
4 Πg 308 293 0.00 6.96 0.75 0.86
5 Πu 197 187 7.34 0.00 0.74 0.85
5 Πu 134 128 37.19 0.00 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2801.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9529) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2669.1 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/aug-cc-pVTZ
B
0.16383

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.651
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.651
C3 0.000 0.000 1.966
C4 0.000 0.000 -1.966

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4
C11.30171.31482.6165
C21.30172.61651.3148
C31.31482.61653.9313
C42.61651.31483.9313

picture of Carbon tetramer state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability