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All results from a given calculation for S3 (Sulfur trimer)

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
1 2 no D3H 1A1'

Conformer 1 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at B1B95/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1194.709487
Energy at 298.15K-1194.709915
HF Energy-1194.709487
Nuclear repulsion energy181.815389
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 B1B95/6-311G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 B2 684 657 140.35      
2 A1 599 575 2.58      
3 A1 268 258 2.86      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 775.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9601) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 744.8 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 B1B95/6-311G**
ABC
0.80249 0.09692 0.08647

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-311G**

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.000 0.000 0.662
S2 0.000 1.649 -0.331
S3 0.000 -1.649 -0.331

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 S2 S3
S11.92501.9250
S21.92503.2986
S31.92503.2986

picture of Sulfur trimer state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
S2 S1 S3 117.910
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 0.251      
2 S -0.126      
3 S -0.126      


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 0.687 0.687
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -37.564 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -41.214 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -39.990
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.038 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.437 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.601
Polar
3z2-r2-1.202
x2-y23.650
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.382 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 15.274 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.283


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 122.284
(<r2>)1/2 11.058

Conformer 2 (D3H)

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Energy calculated at B1B95/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-1194.704061
Energy at 298.15K-1194.704579
HF Energy-1194.704061
Nuclear repulsion energy194.639318
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 B1B95/6-311G**
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' 615 590 0.00      
2 E' 474 455 1.26      
2 E' 474 455 1.26      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 781.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9601) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 749.9 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 B1B95/6-311G**
ABC
0.24188 0.24188 0.12094

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-311G**

Point Group is D3h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
S1 0.000 1.206 0.000
S2 1.044 -0.603 0.000
S3 -1.044 -0.603 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  S1 S2 S3
S12.08802.0880
S22.08802.0880
S32.08802.0880

picture of Sulfur trimer state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
S2 S1 S3 60.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 S 0.000      
2 S 0.000      
3 S 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 -36.237 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -36.237 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -42.643
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.203 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.203 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.407
Polar
3z2-r2-12.813
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 7.764 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.763 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.470


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 93.723
(<r2>)1/2 9.681