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

using model chemistry: HF/aug-cc-pVQZ

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 HF/aug-cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.405840
Energy at 298.15K-75.402814
HF Energy-75.405840
Nuclear repulsion energy15.375132
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 HF/aug-cc-pVQZ
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 1904 1730 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 951.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9085) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 864.8 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 HF/aug-cc-pVQZ
B
1.83010

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/aug-cc-pVQZ

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.620
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.620

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.2390
C21.2390

picture of Carbon diatomic state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/aug-cc-pVQZ 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 -12.617 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.617 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -8.890
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.863 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.863 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.727
Polar
3z2-r27.454
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 -0.073 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.073 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.651


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 11.710
(<r2>)1/2 3.422

State 2 (3Πu)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at HF/aug-cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.501734
Energy at 298.15K-75.498707
HF Energy-75.501734
Nuclear repulsion energy14.816440
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 HF/aug-cc-pVQZ
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 1792 1628 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 896.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9085) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 814.1 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 HF/aug-cc-pVQZ
B
1.69952

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/aug-cc-pVQZ

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.643
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.643

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.2858
C21.2858

picture of Carbon diatomic state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/aug-cc-pVQZ 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 -12.878 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -10.820 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.235
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.350 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.736 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.386
Polar
3z2-r2-0.772
x2-y2-2.058
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.247 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.391 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 1.944


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 12.441
(<r2>)1/2 3.527