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

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

State 1 (1Σg+)

Jump to S2C1
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.899562
Energy at 298.15K-75.896535
HF Energy-75.899562
Nuclear repulsion energy15.118624
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/6-311G*
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 1826 1821 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 912.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9975) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 910.6 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 BLYP/6-311G*
B
1.76955

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-311G*

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.629
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.629

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.2588
C21.2588

picture of Carbon diatomic state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.000      
2 C 0.000      


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 -12.124 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.124 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -8.976
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.574 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.574 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.148
Polar
3z2-r26.295
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 0.000 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.000 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 0.000


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 11.680
(<r2>)1/2 3.418

State 2 (3Πu)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.924311
Energy at 298.15K-75.921282
HF Energy-75.924311
Nuclear repulsion energy14.464576
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/6-311G*
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 1630 1626 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 815.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9975) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 813.0 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 BLYP/6-311G*
B
1.61976

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-311G*

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.659
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.659

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.3170
C21.3170

picture of Carbon diatomic state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.000      
2 C 0.000      


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 -10.492 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.453 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.347
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.907 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.033 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.875
Polar
3z2-r2-1.749
x2-y21.960
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.623 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.898 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.179


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 12.551
(<r2>)1/2 3.543