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

using model chemistry: MP3/6-31+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 MP3/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.707874
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-113.361670
Nuclear repulsion energy36.858441
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 MP3/6-31+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 1295 1205 0.00      
2 Σu 2248 2092 974.92      
3 Πu 97i 91i 6.47      
3 Πu 97i 91i 6.47      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1673.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9305) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1557.5 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 MP3/6-31+G**
B
0.42070

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/6-31+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 1.292
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.292

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.29211.2921
C21.29212.5843
C31.29212.5843

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 MP3/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.707891
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-113.361548
Nuclear repulsion energy36.870949
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 MP3/6-31+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 1300 1210 0.45      
2 A1 96 89 6.16      
3 B2 2244 2088 963.32      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1819.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9305) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1693.3 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 MP3/6-31+G**
ABC
244.81433 0.42273 0.42200

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/6-31+G**

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.062
C2 0.000 1.289 -0.031
C3 0.000 -1.289 -0.031

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.29241.2924
C21.29242.5781
C31.29242.5781

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 171.767
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability