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

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

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no D*H 1Σg
1 2 yes C2V 1A1

Conformer 1 (D*H)

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Energy calculated at CCSD/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.717907
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-113.361176
Nuclear repulsion energy36.707665
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 CCSD/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 1263 1179 0.00      
2 Σu 2187 2042 930.54      
3 Πu 108i 101i 6.93      
3 Πu 108i 101i 6.93      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1616.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9338) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1509.5 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 CCSD/6-31+G**
B
0.41726

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

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 1.297
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.297

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.29741.2974
C21.29742.5949
C31.29742.5949

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

Conformer 2 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CCSD/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.717939
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-113.360964
Nuclear repulsion energy36.729631
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 CCSD/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 A1 1272 1188 0.68      
2 A1 88 82 6.16      
3 B2 2180 2036 908.05      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1769.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9338) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1652.7 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 CCSD/6-31+G**
ABC
139.13953 0.42079 0.41952

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.082
C2 0.000 1.292 -0.041
C3 0.000 -1.292 -0.041

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.29781.2978
C21.29782.5840
C31.29782.5840

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 169.118
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability