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

using model chemistry: QCISD/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no D*H 1Σg
1 2 yes C2V 1A1

Conformer 1 (D*H)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at QCISD/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-112.965884
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-112.720384
Nuclear repulsion energy36.513866
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 QCISD/3-21G*
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 1205 1158 0.00      
2 Σu 2106 2024 683.58      
3 Πu 183i 176i 3.80      
3 Πu 183i 176i 3.80      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1472.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9611) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1415.4 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 QCISD/3-21G*
B
0.41287

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD/3-21G*

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
C11.30431.3043
C21.30432.6087
C31.30432.6087

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 QCISD/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-112.966396
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-112.717863
Nuclear repulsion energy36.638836
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 QCISD/3-21G*
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 1246 1198 1.51      
2 A1 201 194 2.77      
3 B2 2080 1999 575.27      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1763.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9611) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1695.2 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 QCISD/3-21G*
ABC
31.96318 0.42901 0.42333

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD/3-21G*

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.171
C2 0.000 1.280 -0.086
C3 0.000 -1.280 -0.086

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.30511.3051
C21.30512.5591
C31.30512.5591

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 157.307
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability