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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/cc-pVTZ

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 B3LYP/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-114.085751
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-114.085751
Nuclear repulsion energy36.986949
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 B3LYP/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 1240 1199 0.00      
2 Σu 2148 2076 841.42      
3 Πu 105 101 18.38      
3 Πu 105 101 18.38      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1798.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9666) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1738.7 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 B3LYP/cc-pVTZ
B
0.42364

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/cc-pVTZ

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 1.288
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.288

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.28761.2876
C21.28762.5753
C31.28762.5753

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 B3LYP/cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.101      
2 C 0.050      
3 C 0.050      


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 -16.444 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.444 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -22.782
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.169 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.169 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.337
Polar
3z2-r2-12.675
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 3.067 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.067 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.190


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 31.486
(<r2>)1/2 5.611

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at B3LYP/cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-114.085751
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-114.085751
Nuclear repulsion energy36.989969
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 B3LYP/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 A1 1241 1199 0.00      
2 A1 103 100 18.39      
3 B2 2148 2077 841.50      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1746.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9666) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1687.7 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 B3LYP/cc-pVTZ
B
0.42371

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.001
C2 0.000 1.288 -0.000
C3 0.000 -1.288 -0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.28751.2875
C21.28752.5751
C31.28752.5751

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 179.929
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.101      
2 C 0.050      
3 C 0.050      


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 0.002 0.002
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.444 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -22.782 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.444
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.169 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.339 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.169
Polar
3z2-r26.339
x2-y26.339
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.067 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.189 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.067


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 31.483
(<r2>)1/2 5.611