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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-31G**

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 B3LYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.882400
Energy at 298.15K-75.879374
HF Energy-75.882400
Nuclear repulsion energy15.167179
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 B3LYP/6-31G**
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 1890 1816 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 945.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9608) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 908.1 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 B3LYP/6-31G**
B
1.78093

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G**

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.628
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.628

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.2560
C21.2560

picture of Carbon diatomic state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G** 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 -11.707 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.707 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -8.800
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.454 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.454 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.907
Polar
3z2-r25.814
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 5.987 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.987 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.353


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 11.439
(<r2>)1/2 3.382

State 2 (3Πu)

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.918384
Energy at 298.15K-75.915356
HF Energy-75.918384
Nuclear repulsion energy14.534169
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 B3LYP/6-31G**
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 1703 1636 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 851.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9608) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 818.0 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 B3LYP/6-31G**
B
1.63538

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G**

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.655
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.655

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.3107
C21.3107

picture of Carbon diatomic state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G** 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 -10.152 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.009 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.017
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.861 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.924 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.937
Polar
3z2-r2-1.874
x2-y21.856
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.454 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.449 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.239


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 12.270
(<r2>)1/2 3.503