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

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 no D*H 1Σg
1 2 yes C2V 1A1

Conformer 1 (D*H)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at QCISD/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.720847
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-113.360942
Nuclear repulsion energy36.649093
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 1250 1182 0.00      
2 Σu 2144 2027 863.95      
3 Πu 115i 109i 7.68      
3 Πu 115i 109i 7.68      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1582.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9454) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1495.8 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
0.41593

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 0.000
C2 0.000 0.000 1.300
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.300

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.29951.2995
C21.29952.5990
C31.29952.5990

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 QCISD/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.720898
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-113.360583
Nuclear repulsion energy36.686061
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 A1 1266 1197 1.13      
2 A1 76 72 6.18      
3 B2 2132 2015 823.05      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1736.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9454) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1641.8 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**
ABC
81.70943 0.42193 0.41976

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.107
C2 0.000 1.290 -0.054
C3 0.000 -1.290 -0.054

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.30021.3002
C21.30022.5805
C31.30022.5805

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 165.810
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability