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

using model chemistry: B3LYPultrafine/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
1 2 no C2V 1A1

Conformer 1 (D*H)

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Energy calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-114.055887
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-114.055887
Nuclear repulsion energy36.724759
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 B3LYPultrafine/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 1242 1196 0.00      
2 Σu 2152 2072 844.36      
3 Πu 186 179 11.33      
3 Πu 186 179 11.33      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1882.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9627) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1812.7 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 B3LYPultrafine/6-31+G**
B
0.41765

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/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
C11.29681.2968
C21.29682.5937
C31.29682.5937

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
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYPultrafine/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 1.960      
2 C -0.980      
3 C -0.980      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.703 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.703 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -22.863
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.080 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.080 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.159
Polar
3z2-r2-12.319
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.217 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.217 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.519


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 31.896
(<r2>)1/2 5.648

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-114.055887
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-114.055887
Nuclear repulsion energy36.724142
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 B3LYPultrafine/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 1242 1196 0.00      
2 A1 186 179 11.32      
3 B2 2152 2072 844.34      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1790.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9627) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1723.3 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 B3LYPultrafine/6-31+G**
B
0.41764

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-31+G**

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.000
C2 0.000 1.297 -0.000
C3 0.000 -1.297 -0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.29691.2969
C21.29692.5937
C31.29692.5937

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 179.972
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYPultrafine/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 1.960      
2 C -0.980      
3 C -0.980      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 0.001 0.001
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.703 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -22.863 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.703
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.080 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.159 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.080
Polar
3z2-r26.159
x2-y26.159
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.217 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.519 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.217


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 31.897
(<r2>)1/2 5.648