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

using model chemistry: CISD/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (D*H)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at CISD/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-112.942433
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-112.721562
Nuclear repulsion energy36.756952
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 CISD/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 1253 1179 0.00      
2 Σu 2188 2059 823.69      
3 Πu 97i 91i 1.96      
3 Πu 97i 91i 1.96      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1623.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9413) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1527.9 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 CISD/3-21G
B
0.41839

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CISD/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 1.296
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.296

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.29571.2957
C21.29572.5914
C31.29572.5914

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

Conformer 2 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at CISD/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-112.942469
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-112.720961
Nuclear repulsion energy36.792626
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 CISD/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 A1 1264 1190 0.49      
2 A1 126 119 2.15      
3 B2 2185 2056 799.42      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1787.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9413) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1682.6 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 CISD/3-21G
ABC
140.61708 0.42222 0.42095

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CISD/3-21G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.082
C2 0.000 1.290 -0.041
C3 0.000 -1.290 -0.041

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.29561.2956
C21.29562.5796
C31.29562.5796

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 169.157
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability