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All results from a given calculation for C3O2 (Carbon suboxide)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/3-21G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 1Σg
Energy calculated at B3LYP/3-21G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-263.266315
Energy at 298.15K-263.265518
HF Energy-263.266315
Nuclear repulsion energy121.559893
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 B3LYP/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 2220 2135 0.00 23.28 0.27 0.42
2 Σg 784 754 0.00 30.37 0.28 0.44
3 Σu 2443 2351 1987.89 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 Σu 1608 1547 100.62 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 Πg 638 614 0.00 0.01 0.75 0.86
5 Πg 638 614 0.00 0.01 0.75 0.86
6 Πu 804 773 78.35 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 Πu 804 773 78.35 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Πu 153 147 0.22 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Πu 153 147 0.22 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5122.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.962) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4927.5 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 B3LYP/3-21G*
B
0.07281

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/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 1.269
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.269
O4 0.000 0.000 2.456
O5 0.000 0.000 -2.456

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 O4 O5
C11.26871.26872.45572.4557
C21.26872.53741.18703.7244
C31.26872.53743.72441.1870
O42.45571.18703.72444.9114
O52.45573.72441.18704.9114

picture of Carbon suboxide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O4 180.000 C1 C3 O5 180.000
C2 C1 C3 180.000
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/3-21G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.335      
2 C 0.248      
3 C 0.248      
4 O -0.415      
5 O -0.415      


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 -25.598 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -25.598 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -33.739
Traceless
 xyz
x 4.070 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.070 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -8.141
Polar
3z2-r2-16.281
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 1.382 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.382 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.663


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 133.486
(<r2>)1/2 11.554