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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/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)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.963392
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-113.837799
Nuclear repulsion energy36.697118
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 B2PLYP/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 1208 1208 0.00      
2 Σu 2122 2122 625.55      
3 Πu 138 138 15.52      
3 Πu 138 138 15.52      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1802.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1802.7 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 B2PLYP/6-311G*
B
0.41702

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/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 1.298
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.298

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.29781.2978
C21.29782.5956
C31.29782.5956

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 B2PLYP/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.020      
2 C 0.010      
3 C 0.010      


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 -16.399 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.399 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -22.816
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.208 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.208 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.417
Polar
3z2-r2-12.834
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 2.688 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.688 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.046


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 31.791
(<r2>)1/2 5.638

Conformer 2 (C2V)

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Energy calculated at B2PLYP/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.963392
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-113.837803
Nuclear repulsion energy36.698289
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 B2PLYP/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 1208 1208 0.00      
2 A1 137 137 15.53      
3 B2 2122 2122 625.61      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1733.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1733.8 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 B2PLYP/6-311G*
B
0.41705

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-311G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.000
C2 0.000 1.298 -0.000
C3 0.000 -1.298 -0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.29781.2978
C21.29782.5955
C31.29782.5955

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 179.967
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/6-311G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.020      
2 C 0.010      
3 C 0.010      


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 0.001 0.001
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -16.399 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -22.816 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.399
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.209 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.417 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.209
Polar
3z2-r26.417
x2-y26.417
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.688 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.046 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.688


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 31.789
(<r2>)1/2 5.638