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All results from a given calculation for SiC2 (Silicon dicarbide)

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

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 1A1
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-365.486874
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-365.486874
Nuclear repulsion energy62.409003
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 BLYP/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 A1 1766 1753 16.06 24.06 0.06 0.12
2 A1 763 757 108.95 34.45 0.34 0.51
3 B2 146 145 70.24 10.48 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1337.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9923) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1327.3 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 BLYP/6-31G**
ABC
1.70941 0.42303 0.33911

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Si1 0.000 0.000 0.811
C2 0.000 0.641 -0.946
C3 0.000 -0.641 -0.946

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Si1 C2 C3
Si11.86971.8697
C21.86971.2820
C31.86971.2820

picture of Silicon dicarbide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 Si1 C3 40.101
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Si 0.250      
2 C -0.125      
3 C -0.125      


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 1.917 1.917
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -22.531 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -25.620 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -25.051
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.804 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.829 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.975
Polar
3z2-r2-1.950
x2-y23.089
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.064 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.689 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.029


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 40.103
(<r2>)1/2 6.333