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

using model chemistry: HF/3-21G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 1Σg
Energy calculated at HF/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-261.808977
Energy at 298.15K-261.808314
HF Energy-261.808977
Nuclear repulsion energy123.623801
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 HF/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 2391 2165 0.00 22.55 0.25 0.40
2 Σg 840 760 0.00 31.14 0.29 0.45
3 Σu 2511 2274 4167.49 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 Σu 1748 1583 182.17 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 Πg 706 640 0.00 0.04 0.75 0.86
5 Πg 706 640 0.00 0.04 0.75 0.86
6 Πu 863 782 206.35 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 Πu 863 782 206.35 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Πu 154 140 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Πu 154 140 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5468.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9056) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4952.4 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 HF/3-21G
B
0.07510

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/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 1.256
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.256
O4 0.000 0.000 2.415
O5 0.000 0.000 -2.415

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 O4 O5
C11.25611.25612.41522.4152
C21.25612.51221.15913.6713
C31.25612.51223.67131.1591
O42.41521.15913.67134.8305
O52.41523.67131.15914.8305

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 HF/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.045      
2 C 0.557      
3 C 0.557      
4 O -0.535      
5 O -0.535      


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 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
AIM        
ESP 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -25.975 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -25.975 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -37.166
Traceless
 xyz
x 5.596 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.596 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -11.191
Polar
3z2-r2-22.383
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 1.291 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.291 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.364


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 130.821
(<r2>)1/2 11.438