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All results from a given calculation for C2 (Carbon diatomic)

using model chemistry: CCSD/cc-pVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 1Σg+
3 1 yes D*H 3Σg-

State 1 (1Σg+)

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Energy calculated at CCSD/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.749578
Energy at 298.15K-75.746552
HF Energy-75.401398
Nuclear repulsion energy15.278308
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 CCSD/cc-pVTZ
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 1881 1771 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 940.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9412) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 885.3 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 CCSD/cc-pVTZ
B
1.80713

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.623
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.623

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.2469
C21.2469

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

State 2 (3Πu)

Jump to S1C1 S3C1
Energy calculated at CCSD/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.749578
Energy at 298.15K-75.746552
HF Energy-75.401398
Nuclear repulsion energy15.278308
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 CCSD/cc-pVTZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at CCSD/cc-pVTZ
B
1.80713

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

Point Group is D∞h

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 3 (3Σg-)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1
Energy calculated at CCSD/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.762668
Energy at 298.15K-75.759639
HF Energy-75.496341
Nuclear repulsion energy14.520320
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 CCSD/cc-pVTZ
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 1674 1576 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 837.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9412) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 788.0 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 CCSD/cc-pVTZ
B
1.63226

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

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

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.3120
C21.3120

picture of Carbon diatomic state 3 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability