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

using model chemistry: B1B95/3-21G

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 B1B95/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.429376
Energy at 298.15K-75.426350
HF Energy-75.429376
Nuclear repulsion energy15.158771
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 B1B95/3-21G
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 1876 1795 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 938.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 897.5 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 B1B95/3-21G
B
1.77896

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/3-21G

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.628
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.628

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.2567
C21.2567

picture of Carbon diatomic state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/3-21G 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 -12.056 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.056 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -9.028
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.514 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.514 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.028
Polar
3z2-r26.055
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 3.590 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.590 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.158


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 11.637
(<r2>)1/2 3.411

State 2 (3Πu)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B1B95/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.456151
Energy at 298.15K-75.453121
HF Energy-75.456151
Nuclear repulsion energy14.418733
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 B1B95/3-21G
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 1633 1562 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 816.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 781.0 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 B1B95/3-21G
B
1.60950

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/3-21G

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.661
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.661

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.3212
C21.3212

picture of Carbon diatomic state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/3-21G 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 -12.370 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -10.454 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.359
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.963 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.910 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.947
Polar
3z2-r2-1.894
x2-y2-1.916
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.482 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.337 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.798


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 12.562
(<r2>)1/2 3.544