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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/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)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.942948
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-113.822665
Nuclear repulsion energy36.402013
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 B2PLYP/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 1211 1159 0.00      
2 Σu 2127 2037 599.98      
3 Πu 174 167 19.22      
3 Πu 174 167 19.22      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1842.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9577) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1764.9 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 B2PLYP/cc-pVDZ
B
0.41034

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/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 1.308
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.308

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.30831.3083
C21.30832.6167
C31.30832.6167

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 B2PLYP/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.062      
2 C -0.031      
3 C -0.031      


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 -16.320 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.320 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -22.856
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.268 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.268 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.537
Polar
3z2-r2-13.073
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 2.589 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.589 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.086


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 32.095
(<r2>)1/2 5.665

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.942948
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-113.822662
Nuclear repulsion energy36.400906
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 B2PLYP/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 1210 1159 0.00      
2 A1 174 167 19.22      
3 B2 2127 2037 599.93      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1755.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9577) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1681.5 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 B2PLYP/cc-pVDZ
B
0.41032

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.000
C2 0.000 1.308 -0.000
C3 0.000 -1.308 -0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.30841.3084
C21.30842.6167
C31.30842.6167

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 179.970
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.062      
2 C -0.031      
3 C -0.031      


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 -16.320 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -22.856 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.320
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.268 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.536 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.268
Polar
3z2-r26.536
x2-y26.536
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.589 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.086 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.589


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 32.096
(<r2>)1/2 5.665