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

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G(2df,p)

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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.750384
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-113.362428
Nuclear repulsion energy36.622076
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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
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 1136 0.00      
2 Σu 2166 2045 417.79      
3 Πu 224 212 26.41      
3 Πu 224 212 26.41      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1908.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9445) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1802.4 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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
B
0.41532

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)

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 1.300
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.300

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.30051.3005
C21.30052.6009
C31.30052.6009

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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.750384
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-113.362445
Nuclear repulsion energy36.625174
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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
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 1137 0.00      
2 Σu 2166 2046 417.97      
3 Πu 223 211 26.43      
3 Πu 223 211 26.43      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1908.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9445) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1802.2 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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
B
0.41539

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)

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 -1.300
C3 0.000 0.000 1.300

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.30041.3004
C21.30042.6007
C31.30042.6007

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