return to home page Computational Chemistry Comparison and Benchmark DataBase Release 22 (May 2022) Standard Reference Database 101 National Institute of Standards and Technology
You are here: Calculated > Energy > Optimized > Energy

All results from a given calculation for C4 (Carbon tetramer)

using model chemistry: QCISD/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

State 1 (3Σg)

Jump to S2C1
Energy calculated at QCISD/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-150.636926
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-150.323411
Nuclear repulsion energy62.620592
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 QCISD/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 2098 2034 0.00      
2 Σg 900 872 0.00      
3 Σu 1474 1429 211.77      
4 Πg 439i 426i 0.00      
4 Πg 439i 426i 0.00      
5 Πu 28i 27i 18.51      
5 Πu 28i 27i 18.51      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1768.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9692) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1714.1 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 QCISD/3-21G
B
0.16191

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.645
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.645
C3 0.000 0.000 1.980
C4 0.000 0.000 -1.980

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4
C11.29041.33522.6256
C21.29042.62561.3352
C31.33522.62563.9607
C42.62561.33523.9607

picture of Carbon tetramer state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 180.000 C2 C1 C3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 (1Σ)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at QCISD/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-150.625208
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-150.280209
Nuclear repulsion energy62.370026
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 QCISD/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 2036 1973 0.00      
2 Σg 884 857 0.00      
3 Σu 1472 1426 294.62      
4 Πg 55 53 0.00      
4 Πg 317i 307i 0.00      
5 Πu 131 127 2.56      
5 Πu 100 97 18.95      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2180.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9692) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2113.0 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 QCISD/3-21G
B
0.16060

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.650
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.650
C3 0.000 0.000 1.988
C4 0.000 0.000 -1.988

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4
C11.29921.33832.6375
C21.29922.63751.3383
C31.33832.63753.9758
C42.63751.33833.9758

picture of Carbon tetramer state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability