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All results from a given calculation for SiC (silicon monocarbide)

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 C*V 3Σ
2 1 yes C*V 1Σ

State 1 (3Σ)

Jump to S2C1
Energy calculated at CCD/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-326.783866
Energy at 298.15K-326.782097
HF Energy-326.626080
Nuclear repulsion energy25.587297
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
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 844 807 0.10      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 421.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 403.6 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
0.66514

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Si1 0.000 0.000 0.521
C2 0.000 0.000 -1.216

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Si1 C2
Si11.7372
C21.7372

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

State 2 (1Σ)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CCD/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-326.750686
Energy at 298.15K-326.748956
HF Energy-326.513807
Nuclear repulsion energy26.382451
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
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 1012 968 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 506.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 484.1 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
0.70712

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Si1 0.000 0.000 0.505
C2 0.000 0.000 -1.179

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Si1 C2
Si11.6849
C21.6849

picture of silicon monocarbide state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability