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

using model chemistry: QCISD/6-31+G**

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+)

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Energy calculated at QCISD/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.705388
Energy at 298.15K-75.702362
HF Energy-75.382711
Nuclear repulsion energy15.119167
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 QCISD/6-31+G**
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 1864 1762 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 931.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9454) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 880.9 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 QCISD/6-31+G**
B
1.76968

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.630
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.630

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.2600
C21.2600

picture of Carbon diatomic state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 (3Πu)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at QCISD/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.712884
Energy at 298.15K-75.709855
HF Energy-75.475531
Nuclear repulsion energy14.417192
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 QCISD/6-31+G**
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 1669 1578 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 834.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9454) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 788.8 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 QCISD/6-31+G**
B
1.60916

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.661
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.661

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.3214
C21.3214

picture of Carbon diatomic state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability