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All results from a given calculation for C2 (Carbon diatomic)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/6-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

State 1 (1Σg+)

Jump to S2C1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.864144
Energy at 298.15K-75.861117
HF Energy-75.864144
Nuclear repulsion energy15.034810
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/6-31G
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 1853 1782 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 926.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.962) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 891.1 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 B3LYP/6-31G
B
1.74998

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.634
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.634

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.2671
C21.2671

picture of Carbon diatomic state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.000      
2 C 0.000      


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 -11.741 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -11.741 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -9.156
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.293 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.293 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.586
Polar
3z2-r25.172
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 4.707 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 4.707 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.354


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 11.612
(<r2>)1/2 3.408

State 2 (3Πu)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.896257
Energy at 298.15K-75.893228
HF Energy-75.896257
Nuclear repulsion energy14.352360
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/6-31G
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 1648 1585 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 823.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.962) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 792.6 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/6-31G
B
1.59472

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/6-31G

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.664
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.664

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.3273
C21.3273

picture of Carbon diatomic state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.000      
2 C 0.000      


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 -10.184 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.086 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.435
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.077 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -0.776 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.300
Polar
3z2-r2-2.601
x2-y21.902
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.404 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.123 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.206


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 12.511
(<r2>)1/2 3.537