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All results from a given calculation for SiC (silicon monocarbide)

using model chemistry: MP2/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 3Σ
2 1 yes C*V 1Σ

State 1 (3Σ)

Jump to S2C1
Energy calculated at MP2/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-324.969589
Energy at 298.15K-324.967802
HF Energy-324.902268
Nuclear repulsion energy24.697171
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 MP2/3-21G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 790 754 7.90      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 394.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9545) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 376.9 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 MP2/3-21G
B
0.61967

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/3-21G

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Si1 0.000 0.000 0.540
C2 0.000 0.000 -1.260

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Si1 C2
Si11.7998
C21.7998

picture of silicon monocarbide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 (1Σ)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP2/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-324.960871
Energy at 298.15K-324.959118
HF Energy-324.780024
Nuclear repulsion energy25.396003
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 MP2/3-21G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 899 858 31.23      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 449.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9545) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 429.0 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 MP2/3-21G
B
0.65523

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/3-21G

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Si1 0.000 0.000 0.525
C2 0.000 0.000 -1.225

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Si1 C2
Si11.7503
C21.7503

picture of silicon monocarbide state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability