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

using model chemistry: BLYP/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 BLYP/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-263.236511
Energy at 298.15K-263.235670
HF Energy-263.236511
Nuclear repulsion energy120.393373
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 BLYP/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 2131 2119 0.00 23.36 0.28 0.44
2 Σg 756 752 0.00 30.17 0.29 0.44
3 Σu 2377 2363 1480.35 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 Σu 1540 1532 83.50 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 Πg 613 610 0.00 0.03 0.75 0.86
5 Πg 613 610 0.00 0.03 0.75 0.86
6 Πu 781 777 52.77 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 Πu 781 777 52.77 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Πu 154 153 0.25 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Πu 154 153 0.25 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4950.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9945) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4923.2 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 BLYP/3-21G
B
0.07149

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/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 1.277
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.277
O4 0.000 0.000 2.479
O5 0.000 0.000 -2.479

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 O4 O5
C11.27751.27752.47932.4793
C21.27752.55501.20183.7568
C31.27752.55503.75681.2018
O42.47931.20183.75684.9586
O52.47933.75681.20184.9586

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 BLYP/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.415      
2 C 0.176      
3 C 0.176      
4 O -0.384      
5 O -0.384      


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 -25.588 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -25.588 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -32.824
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.618 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.618 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -7.236
Polar
3z2-r2-14.472
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 1.419 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.419 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.842


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 135.423
(<r2>)1/2 11.637