return to home page Computational Chemistry Comparison and Benchmark DataBase Release 22 (May 2022) Standard Reference Database 101 National Institute of Standards and Technology
You are here: Calculated > Energy > Optimized > Energy

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

using model chemistry: HF/daug-cc-pVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (D*H)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at HF/daug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.391309
Energy at 298.15K-113.387643
HF Energy-113.391309
Nuclear repulsion energy37.453072
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/daug-cc-pVTZ
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 1343 1215 0.00      
2 Σu 2274 2057 1550.91      
3 Πu 89 81 5.60      
3 Πu 89 81 5.60      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1897.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9046) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1716.8 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/daug-cc-pVTZ
B
0.43438

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/daug-cc-pVTZ

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 1.272
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.272

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.27161.2716
C21.27162.5432
C31.27162.5432

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
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/daug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 1.511      
2 C -0.756      
3 C -0.756      


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 -16.874 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -16.874 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -22.077
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.601 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.601 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -5.203
Polar
3z2-r2-10.405
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 3.711 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.711 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.425


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 31.027
(<r2>)1/2 5.570

Conformer 2 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at HF/daug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.391309
Energy at 298.15K-113.387943
HF Energy-113.391309
Nuclear repulsion energy37.452982
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/daug-cc-pVTZ
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 1343 1215 0.00      
2 A1 89 81 5.60      
3 B2 2274 2057 1550.91      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1853.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9046) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1676.5 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 HF/daug-cc-pVTZ
B
0.43438

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/daug-cc-pVTZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.000
C2 0.000 1.272 -0.000
C3 0.000 -1.272 -0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.27161.2716
C21.27162.5432
C31.27162.5432

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 179.965
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/daug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 1.511      
2 C -0.756      
3 C -0.756      


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 -16.874 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -22.077 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -16.874
Traceless
 xyz
x 2.601 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -5.203 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.601
Polar
3z2-r25.203
x2-y25.203
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.711 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 7.425 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.711


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 31.027
(<r2>)1/2 5.570