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All results from a given calculation for Li3 (Lithium trimer)

using model chemistry: CCSD/aug-cc-pVQZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C2V 2B2
Energy calculated at CCSD/aug-cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-22.356674
Energy at 298.15K-22.356538
HF Energy-22.322042
Nuclear repulsion energy4.872790
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 CCSD/aug-cc-pVQZ
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 328 313 18.55      
2 A1 179 170 9.62      
3 B2 189 180 0.01      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 347.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9534) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 331.4 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 CCSD/aug-cc-pVQZ
ABC
0.70799 0.44867 0.27463

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD/aug-cc-pVQZ

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 1.504
Li2 0.000 1.636 -0.752
Li3 0.000 -1.636 -0.752

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 Li2 Li3
Li12.78722.7872
Li22.78723.2727
Li32.78723.2727

picture of Lithium trimer state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Li2 Li1 Li3 71.903
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability