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All results from a given calculation for C4 (Carbon tetramer)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-311G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

State 1 (3Σg)

Jump to S2C1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-151.990169
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-151.817961
Nuclear repulsion energy63.294636
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=FULLultrafine/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 2122 2122 0.00 50.32 0.57 0.73
2 Σg 932 932 0.00 71.67 0.40 0.57
3 Σu 1580 1580 311.50 0.00 0.33 0.50
4 Πg 352 352 0.00 3.63 0.75 0.86
4 Πg 352 352 0.00 3.63 0.75 0.86
5 Πu 173 173 21.98 0.00 0.75 0.86
5 Πu 173 173 21.98 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2842.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2842.0 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 B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-311G*
B
0.16529

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.646
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.646
C3 0.000 0.000 1.958
C4 0.000 0.000 -1.958

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4
C11.29201.31152.6036
C21.29202.60361.3115
C31.31152.60363.9151
C42.60361.31153.9151

picture of Carbon tetramer state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 180.000 C2 C1 C3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 (1Σ)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULLultrafine/6-311G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-151.966846
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-151.783143
Nuclear repulsion energy63.106923
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=FULLultrafine/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 2102 2102 0.00 57.10 0.41 0.58
2 Σg 921 921 0.00 70.43 0.33 0.50
3 Σu 1584 1584 352.08 0.00 0.75 0.86
4 Πg 433 433 0.00 32.67 0.75 0.86
4 Πg 302 302 0.00 6.81 0.75 0.86
5 Πu 206 206 6.76 0.00 0.74 0.85
5 Πu 151 151 35.01 0.00 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2849.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2849.1 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=FULLultrafine/6-311G*
B
0.16430

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.649
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.649
C3 0.000 0.000 1.963
C4 0.000 0.000 -1.963

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4
C11.29761.31442.6120
C21.29762.61201.3144
C31.31442.61203.9264
C42.61201.31443.9264

picture of Carbon tetramer state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability