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All results from a given calculation for CO2 (Carbon dioxide)

using model chemistry: CCD/cc-pCVQZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 1Σg
Energy calculated at CCD/cc-pCVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-188.350447
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-187.723595
Nuclear repulsion energy58.755106
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 CCD/cc-pCVQZ
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 1414 1414 0.00      
2 Σu 2460 2460 797.39      
3 Πu 703 703 35.97      
3 Πu 703 703 35.97      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2640.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2640.0 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 CCD/cc-pCVQZ
B
0.39651

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCD/cc-pCVQZ

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.000
O2 0.000 0.000 1.153
O3 0.000 0.000 -1.153

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 O2 O3
C11.15281.1528
O21.15282.3057
O31.15282.3057

picture of Carbon dioxide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O2 C1 O3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability