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

using model chemistry: CCD/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 CCD/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.687214
Energy at 298.15K-75.684188
HF Energy-75.382962
Nuclear repulsion energy15.229453
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/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 1921 1810 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 960.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9423) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 905.0 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/6-31+G**
B
1.79559

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.625
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.625

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.2509
C21.2509

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

State 2 (3Πu)

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Energy calculated at CCD/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.706031
Energy at 298.15K-75.703003
HF Energy-75.475946
Nuclear repulsion energy14.489102
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/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 1713 1615 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 856.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9423) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 807.2 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/6-31+G**
B
1.62525

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.657
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.657

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.3148
C21.3148

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