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

using model chemistry: QCISD/cc-pVDZ

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)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at QCISD/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.718098
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-113.363161
Nuclear repulsion energy36.323843
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 QCISD/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 1234 1183 0.00      
2 Σu 2120 2034 780.51      
3 Πu 75 72 10.93      
3 Πu 75 72 10.93      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1752.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9594) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1681.2 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 QCISD/cc-pVDZ
B
0.40858

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

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 1.311
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.311

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.31111.3111
C21.31112.6223
C31.31112.6223

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 QCISD/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.718043
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-113.362859
Nuclear repulsion energy36.403914
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 QCISD/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 A1 1262 1211 1.80      
2 A1 60i 58i 6.94      
3 B2 2095 2010 703.19      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1648.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9594) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1581.7 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 QCISD/cc-pVDZ
ABC
40.61223 0.42054 0.41623

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.152
C2 0.000 1.292 -0.076
C3 0.000 -1.292 -0.076

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.31231.3123
C21.31232.5848
C31.31232.5848

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 160.008
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability