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

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 D*H 1Σg
1 2 no C2V 1A1

Conformer 1 (D*H)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-114.022270
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-114.022270
Nuclear repulsion energy36.367840
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 Σg 1187 1178 0.00      
2 Σu 2076 2060 593.77      
3 Πu 172 170 17.90      
3 Πu 172 170 17.90      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1803.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9923) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1789.4 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 BLYP/6-31G**
B
0.40957

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

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 1.310
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.310

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.30961.3096
C21.30962.6191
C31.30962.6191

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 BLYP/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.105      
2 C -0.053      
3 C -0.053      


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 -15.767 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -15.767 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -22.182
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.207 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.207 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.414
Polar
3z2-r2-12.829
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 2.395 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.395 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.578


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 31.763
(<r2>)1/2 5.636

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-114.022270
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-114.022270
Nuclear repulsion energy36.367993
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 Σg 1187 1178 0.00      
2 Σu 2076 2060 593.78      
3 Πu 172 170 17.90      
3 Πu 172 170 17.90      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1803.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9923) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1789.4 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 BLYP/6-31G**
B
0.40958

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

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 -1.310
C3 0.000 0.000 1.310

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.30961.3096
C21.30962.6191
C31.30962.6191

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 BLYP/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.105      
2 C -0.053      
3 C -0.053      


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 -15.767 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -15.767 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -22.182
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.207 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.207 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.415
Polar
3z2-r2-12.829
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 2.395 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.395 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.578


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 31.763
(<r2>)1/2 5.636