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All results from a given calculation for C2 (Carbon diatomic)

using model chemistry: BLYP/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

State 1 (1Σg+)

Jump to S2C1
Energy calculated at BLYP/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.459577
Energy at 298.15K-75.456550
HF Energy-75.459577
Nuclear repulsion energy15.036436
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 BLYP/3-21G
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 1819 1809 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 909.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9945) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 904.7 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 BLYP/3-21G
B
1.75036

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/3-21G

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.633
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.633

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.2669
C21.2669

picture of Carbon diatomic state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.000      
2 C 0.000      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.944 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.944 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -9.011
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.467 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.467 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.933
Polar
3z2-r25.867
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.089 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.089 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.976


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 11.665
(<r2>)1/2 3.415

State 2 (3Πu)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at BLYP/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.478656
Energy at 298.15K-75.475625
HF Energy-75.478656
Nuclear repulsion energy14.282223
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 BLYP/3-21G
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 1567 1558 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 783.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9945) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 779.0 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 BLYP/3-21G
B
1.57917

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/3-21G

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.667
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.667

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.3339
C21.3339

picture of Carbon diatomic state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.000      
2 C 0.000      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -10.396 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.275 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.329
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.906 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.912 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.994
Polar
3z2-r2-1.988
x2-y21.879
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.354 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.085 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.369


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 12.624
(<r2>)1/2 3.553