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

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)/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)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at CCSD(T)/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.745605
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-113.359656
Nuclear repulsion energy36.395833
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(T)/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 1205 1157        
2 Σu 2110 2025        
3 Πu 119i 114i        
3 Πu 119i 114i        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1538.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9596) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1476.5 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(T)/6-31+G**
B
0.41040

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)/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 1.308
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.308

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.30821.3082
C21.30822.6165
C31.30822.6165

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(T)/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.745650
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-113.359444
Nuclear repulsion energy36.429903
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(T)/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 1216 1166        
2 A1 94 90        
3 B2 2101 2017        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1705.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9596) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1636.6 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(T)/6-31+G**
ABC
115.31099 0.41451 0.41302

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.090
C2 0.000 1.302 -0.045
C3 0.000 -1.302 -0.045

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.30871.3087
C21.30872.6035
C31.30872.6035

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 168.143
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability