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

using model chemistry: MP2/cc-pCVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

State 1 (1Σg+)

Jump to S2C1
Energy calculated at MP2/cc-pCVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.760422
Energy at 298.15K-75.757396
HF Energy-75.401614
Nuclear repulsion energy15.145458
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/cc-pCVTZ
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 1882 1794 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 941.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9532) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 897.0 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/cc-pCVTZ
B
1.77584

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/cc-pCVTZ

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.629
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.629

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.2578
C21.2578

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

State 2 (3Πu)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP2/cc-pCVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.749619
Energy at 298.15K-75.746591
HF Energy-75.496599
Nuclear repulsion energy14.484452
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/cc-pCVTZ
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 1659 1581 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 829.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9532) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 790.4 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/cc-pCVTZ
B
1.62421

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/cc-pCVTZ

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.658
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.658

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.3152
C21.3152

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