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

using model chemistry: HSEh1PBE/6-311G*

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+)

Jump to S2C1 S3C1
Energy calculated at HSEh1PBE/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.801668
Energy at 298.15K-75.798642
HF Energy-75.801668
Nuclear repulsion energy15.244678
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 HSEh1PBE/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 1901 1824 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 950.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9596) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 911.9 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 HSEh1PBE/6-311G*
B
1.79918

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HSEh1PBE/6-311G*

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.625
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.625

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.2496
C21.2496

picture of Carbon diatomic state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HSEh1PBE/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 -12.173 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.173 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -8.849
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.662 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.662 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.324
Polar
3z2-r26.649
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 6.149 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.149 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.748


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 11.596
(<r2>)1/2 3.405

State 2 (3Πu)

Jump to S1C1 S3C1
Energy calculated at HSEh1PBE/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.801668
Energy at 298.15K-75.798642
HF Energy-75.801668
Nuclear repulsion energy15.244678
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 HSEh1PBE/6-311G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HSEh1PBE/6-311G*
B
1.79918

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HSEh1PBE/6-311G*

Point Group is D∞h

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 3 (3Σg-)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1
Energy calculated at HSEh1PBE/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.840655
Energy at 298.15K-75.837627
HF Energy-75.840655
Nuclear repulsion energy14.599094
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 HSEh1PBE/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 1712 1643 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 855.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9596) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 821.3 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 HSEh1PBE/6-311G*
B
1.65002

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HSEh1PBE/6-311G*

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.652
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.652

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.3049
C21.3049

picture of Carbon diatomic state 3 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HSEh1PBE/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 -12.486 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -10.505 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.238
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.115 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.857 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.742
Polar
3z2-r2-1.485
x2-y2-1.981
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 4.465 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.629 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.628


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 12.443
(<r2>)1/2 3.527