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

using model chemistry: MP2/6-311G*

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)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at MP2/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.728415
Energy at 298.15K-113.725014
HF Energy-113.375969
Nuclear repulsion energy36.517657
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 MP2/6-311G*
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 1194 1135 0.00      
2 Σu 2149 2042 441.67      
3 Πu 172 163 19.56      
3 Πu 172 163 19.56      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1843.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9503) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1751.7 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 MP2/6-311G*
B
0.41296

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-311G*

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 1.304
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.304

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.30361.3036
C21.30362.6072
C31.30362.6072

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

Conformer 2 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP2/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.728415
Energy at 298.15K-113.725176
HF Energy-113.375970
Nuclear repulsion energy36.517841
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 MP2/6-311G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 1194 1135 0.00      
2 A1 172 163 19.56      
3 B2 2149 2042 441.68      
3 Πu 172 163 19.56      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1843.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9503) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1751.7 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 MP2/6-311G*
B
0.41296

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-311G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.115
C2 0.000 1.293 -0.057
C3 0.000 -1.293 -0.057

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.30431.3043
C21.30432.5857
C31.30432.5857

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 164.811
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability