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

using model chemistry: MP4/cc-pVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

State 1 (1Σg+)

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Energy calculated at MP4/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.738573
Energy at 298.15K-75.735545
HF Energy-75.384471
Nuclear repulsion energy14.700308
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 MP4/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 1736 1678        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 867.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9669) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 839.0 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 MP4/cc-pVDZ
B
1.67399

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.648
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.648

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.2955
C21.2955

picture of Carbon diatomic state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 (3Πu)

Jump to S1C1 S3C1
Energy calculated at MP4/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.738573
Energy at 298.15K-75.735545
HF Energy-75.384471
Nuclear repulsion energy14.700308
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 MP4/cc-pVDZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at MP4/cc-pVDZ
B
1.67399

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D∞h

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 3 (3Σg-)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1
Energy calculated at MP4/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.724741
Energy at 298.15K-75.721711
HF Energy-75.478956
Nuclear repulsion energy14.165433
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 MP4/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 1584 1532        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 792.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9669) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 765.9 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 MP4/cc-pVDZ
B
1.55436

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.672
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.672

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.3445
C21.3445

picture of Carbon diatomic state 3 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability