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

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

State 1 (1Σg+)

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Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.793641
Energy at 298.15K-75.790615
HF Energy-75.793641
Nuclear repulsion energy15.241232
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 PBE1PBE/6-311G**
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 1901 1824 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 950.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9594) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 912.1 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 PBE1PBE/6-311G**
B
1.79837

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/6-311G**

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.625
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.625

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.2499
C21.2499

picture of Carbon diatomic state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/6-311G** 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 -12.173 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.173 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -8.837
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.668 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.668 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.336
Polar
3z2-r26.672
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 6.197 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.197 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.750


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 11.595
(<r2>)1/2 3.405

State 2 (3Πu)

Jump to S1C1 S3C1
Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.793641
Energy at 298.15K-75.790615
HF Energy-75.793641
Nuclear repulsion energy15.241232
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 PBE1PBE/6-311G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at PBE1PBE/6-311G**
B
1.79837

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/6-311G**

Point Group is D∞h

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 3 (3Σg-)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1
Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.832645
Energy at 298.15K-75.829617
HF Energy-75.832645
Nuclear repulsion energy14.595277
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 PBE1PBE/6-311G**
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 1713 1644 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 856.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9594) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 821.8 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 PBE1PBE/6-311G**
B
1.64916

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/6-311G**

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.653
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.653

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.3052
C21.3052

picture of Carbon diatomic state 3 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/6-311G** 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 -12.486 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -10.506 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.227
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.119 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.850 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.731
Polar
3z2-r2-1.463
x2-y2-1.979
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.490 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.625 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.595


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 12.443
(<r2>)1/2 3.528