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All results from a given calculation for C3 (carbon trimer)

using model chemistry: TPSSh/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
1 2 no C2V 1A1

Conformer 1 (D*H)

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Energy calculated at TPSSh/aug-cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-114.094803
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-114.094803
Nuclear repulsion energy36.859140
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 TPSSh/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 1221 1221 0.00      
2 Σu 2116 2116 854.26      
3 Πu 33 33 19.38      
3 Πu 33 33 19.38      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1701.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1701.5 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 TPSSh/aug-cc-pVQZ
B
0.42072

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.000
C2 0.000 0.000 1.292
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.292

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.29211.2921
C21.29212.5842
C31.29212.5842

picture of carbon trimer state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 C3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/aug-cc-pVQZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.162      
2 C 0.081      
3 C 0.081      


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


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.767 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.767 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.454


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 31.629
(<r2>)1/2 5.624

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at TPSSh/aug-cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-114.094803
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-114.094803
Nuclear repulsion energy36.861461
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 TPSSh/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 1221 1221 0.00      
2 Σu 2116 2116 854.32      
3 Πu 29 29 19.39      
3 Πu 29 29 19.39      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1697.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1697.3 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 TPSSh/aug-cc-pVQZ
B
0.42077

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.000
C2 0.000 0.000 -1.292
C3 0.000 0.000 1.292

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.29201.2920
C21.29202.5841
C31.29202.5841

picture of carbon trimer state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 C3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/aug-cc-pVQZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.162      
2 C 0.081      
3 C 0.081      


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


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.767 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.767 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.453


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 31.626
(<r2>)1/2 5.624