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

using model chemistry: MP4=FULL/3-21G

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 MP4=FULL/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-112.996413
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-112.715465
Nuclear repulsion energy35.879351
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 MP4=FULL/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 1054 1031        
2 Σu 1929 1888        
3 Πu 70i 69i        
3 Πu 70i 69i        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1420.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9788) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1390.8 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 MP4=FULL/3-21G
B
0.39884

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4=FULL/3-21G

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 1.327
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.327

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.32711.3271
C21.32712.6542
C31.32712.6542

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 MP4=FULL/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-112.996427
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-112.715255
Nuclear repulsion energy35.914782
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 MP4=FULL/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 A1 1061 1039        
2 A1 98 96        
3 B2 1928 1887        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1543.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9788) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1510.8 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 MP4=FULL/3-21G
ABC
220.81386 0.40117 0.40044

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4=FULL/3-21G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.065
C2 0.000 1.323 -0.033
C3 0.000 -1.323 -0.033

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.32681.3268
C21.32682.6464
C31.32682.6464

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 171.555
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability