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All results from a given calculation for SiC2 (Silicon dicarbide)

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 C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-365.321662
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-365.321662
Nuclear repulsion energy63.388998
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 A1 1846 1771 20.99 29.83 0.09 0.17
2 A1 821 788 152.22 34.15 0.33 0.49
3 B2 172 165 89.24 10.37 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1419.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9594) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1361.6 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**
ABC
1.75511 0.43744 0.35017

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Si1 0.000 0.000 0.797
C2 0.000 0.633 -0.930
C3 0.000 -0.633 -0.930

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Si1 C2 C3
Si11.83941.8394
C21.83941.2652
C31.83941.2652

picture of Silicon dicarbide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 Si1 C3 40.233
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 Si 0.507      
2 C -0.253      
3 C -0.253      


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 2.331 2.331
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -22.632 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -26.072 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -25.509
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.159 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.001 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.157
Polar
3z2-r2-2.315
x2-y23.440
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.180 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.114 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.974


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 39.529
(<r2>)1/2 6.287