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All results from a given calculation for C4 (Carbon tetramer)

using model chemistry: BLYP/cc-pVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 3Σg
2 1 yes D*H 1Σ

State 1 (3Σg)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-152.071574
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-152.071574
Nuclear repulsion energy62.414486
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 BLYP/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 2037 2040 0.00 53.36 0.65 0.79
2 Σg 902 903 0.00 76.18 0.46 0.63
3 Σu 1528 1530 278.08 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 Πg 355 355 0.00 16.44 0.75 0.86
4 Πg 355 355 0.00 16.44 0.75 0.86
5 Πu 166 166 26.80 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 Πu 166 166 26.80 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2753.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1.0016) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2757.8 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 BLYP/cc-pVDZ
B
0.16074

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.654
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.654
C3 0.000 0.000 1.985
C4 0.000 0.000 -1.985

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4
C11.30851.33112.6396
C21.30852.63961.3311
C31.33112.63963.9707
C42.63961.33113.9707

picture of Carbon tetramer state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 180.000 C2 C1 C3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.153      
2 C 0.153      
3 C -0.153      
4 C -0.153      


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 -21.667 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -21.667 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -33.174
Traceless
 xyz
x 5.753 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.753 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -11.507
Polar
3z2-r2-23.013
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 3.213 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.213 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 12.821


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 68.365
(<r2>)1/2 8.268

State 2 (1Σ)

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Energy calculated at BLYP/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-152.044807
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-152.044807
Nuclear repulsion energy62.313274
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 BLYP/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 2042 2046 0.00 62.53 0.44 0.61
2 Σg 898 899 0.00 69.36 0.37 0.54
3 Σu 1539 1541 328.24 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 Πg 513 514 0.00 8.73 0.75 0.86
4 Πg 232 232 0.00 16.85 0.75 0.86
5 Πu 213 213 8.90 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 Πu 132 132 39.83 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2783.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 1.0016) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2788.3 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 BLYP/cc-pVDZ
B
0.16021

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.656
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.656
C3 0.000 0.000 1.988
C4 0.000 0.000 -1.988

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4
C11.31241.33222.6446
C21.31242.64461.3322
C31.33222.64463.9768
C42.64461.33223.9768

picture of Carbon tetramer state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.155      
2 C 0.155      
3 C -0.155      
4 C -0.155      


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 -23.515 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.938 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -33.030
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.969 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 8.335 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -11.304
Polar
3z2-r2-22.608
x2-y2-3.577
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.213 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.213 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 12.821


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 68.535
(<r2>)1/2 8.279