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All results from a given calculation for C2 (Carbon diatomic)

using model chemistry: BLYP/cc-pVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 1Σg+
2 1 yes D*H 3Πu

State 1 (1Σg+)

Jump to S2C1
Energy calculated at BLYP/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.886361
Energy at 298.15K-75.883334
HF Energy-75.886361
Nuclear repulsion energy14.990526
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 BLYP/cc-pVDZ
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 1827 1830 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 913.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1.0016) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 914.8 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 BLYP/cc-pVDZ
B
1.73969

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.635
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.635

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.2708
C21.2708

picture of Carbon diatomic state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.000      
2 C 0.000      


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 -11.988 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.988 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -8.871
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.558 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.558 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.117
Polar
3z2-r26.234
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 4.236 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.236 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.353


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 11.683
(<r2>)1/2 3.418

State 2 (3Πu)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at BLYP/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.912429
Energy at 298.15K-75.909399
HF Energy-75.912429
Nuclear repulsion energy14.347851
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 BLYP/cc-pVDZ
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 1629 1632 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 814.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 1.0016) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 816.0 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 BLYP/cc-pVDZ
B
1.59372

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.664
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.664

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.3278
C21.3278

picture of Carbon diatomic state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.000      
2 C 0.000      


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 -12.291 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -10.389 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.146
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.024 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.830 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.806
Polar
3z2-r2-1.612
x2-y2-1.903
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.684 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.585 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.931


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 12.539
(<r2>)1/2 3.541