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

using model chemistry: CCD/6-31G

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 CCD/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-151.422195
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-151.119278
Nuclear repulsion energy62.394617
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 CCD/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 2117 2031 0.00      
2 Σg 921 884 0.00      
3 Σu 1515 1454 384.24      
4 Πg 458i 440i 0.00      
4 Πg 458i 440i 0.00      
5 Πu 52 50 12.64      
5 Πu 52 50 12.64      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1870.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9595) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1795.0 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 CCD/6-31G
B
0.16071

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.650
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.650
C3 0.000 0.000 1.987
C4 0.000 0.000 -1.987

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4
C11.30061.33662.6372
C21.30062.63721.3366
C31.33662.63723.9738
C42.63721.33663.9738

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 CCD/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-151.414586
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-151.075314
Nuclear repulsion energy62.066639
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 CCD/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 2065 1981 0.00      
2 Σg 898 861 0.00      
3 Σu 1527 1465 325.69      
4 Πg 401i 385i 0.00      
4 Πg 441i 423i 0.00      
5 Πu 116 111 21.02      
5 Πu 53 51 3.78      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1908.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9595) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1831.1 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 CCD/6-31G
B
0.15900

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.656
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.656
C3 0.000 0.000 1.997
C4 0.000 0.000 -1.997

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4
C11.31121.34142.6526
C21.31122.65261.3414
C31.34142.65263.9940
C42.65261.34143.9940

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