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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G(2df,p)

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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.961376
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-113.820096
Nuclear repulsion energy36.749849
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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G(2df,p)
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 1215 1215 0.00      
2 Σu 2138 2138 590.42      
3 Πu 195 195 21.62      
3 Πu 195 195 21.62      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1871.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1871.2 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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G(2df,p)
B
0.41822

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/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 1.296
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.296

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.29601.2960
C21.29602.5919
C31.29602.5919

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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.961376
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-113.820102
Nuclear repulsion energy36.751879
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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G(2df,p)
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 1215 1215 0.00      
2 A1 194 194 21.63      
3 B2 2139 2139 590.52      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1774.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1774.0 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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G(2df,p)
B
0.41827

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.000
C2 0.000 1.296 -0.000
C3 0.000 -1.296 -0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.29591.2959
C21.29592.5918
C31.29592.5918

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 179.992
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability