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

using model chemistry: CCD/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 CCD/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.709428
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-113.363891
Nuclear repulsion energy36.466457
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 CCD/cc-pVDZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σg 1261 1206 0.00      
2 Σu 2196 2101 878.96      
3 Πu 134 128 9.20      
3 Πu 134 128 9.20      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1862.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1781.5 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 CCD/cc-pVDZ
B
0.41180

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCD/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 1.306
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.306

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.30601.3060
C21.30602.6120
C31.30602.6120

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 CCD/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.709428
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-113.363891
Nuclear repulsion energy36.466437
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 CCD/cc-pVDZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σg 1261 1206 0.00      
2 Σu 2196 2101 878.96      
3 Πu 134 128 9.20      
3 Πu 134 128 9.20      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1862.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1781.5 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 CCD/cc-pVDZ
B
0.41180

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCD/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 1.306
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.306

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.30601.3060
C21.30602.6120
C31.30602.6120

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 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability