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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/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 B3PW91/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.850480
Energy at 298.15K-75.847454
HF Energy-75.850480
Nuclear repulsion energy15.112190
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 B3PW91/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 1891 1825 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 945.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.965) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 912.3 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 B3PW91/cc-pVDZ
B
1.76804

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.630
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.630

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.2606
C21.2606

picture of Carbon diatomic state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/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 -12.079 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.079 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -8.723
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.678 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.678 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.357
Polar
3z2-r26.713
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 5.708 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.708 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.557


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 11.613
(<r2>)1/2 3.408

State 2 (3Πu)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B3PW91/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.888360
Energy at 298.15K-75.885332
HF Energy-75.888360
Nuclear repulsion energy14.477167
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 B3PW91/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 1703 1643 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 851.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.965) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 821.5 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 B3PW91/cc-pVDZ
B
1.62258

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.658
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.658

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.3159
C21.3159

picture of Carbon diatomic state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/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 -10.435 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.371 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.055
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.778 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.127 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.652
Polar
3z2-r2-1.304
x2-y21.937
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.598 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.726 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.912


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 12.453
(<r2>)1/2 3.529