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All results from a given calculation for C2 (Carbon diatomic)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/TZVP

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 1Σg+
3 1 yes D*H 3Σg-

State 1 (1Σg+)

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Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.872719
Energy at 298.15K-75.869693
HF Energy-75.872719
Nuclear repulsion energy15.291298
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 mPW1PW91/TZVP
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 1912 1824 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 955.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.954) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 911.9 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 mPW1PW91/TZVP
B
1.81020

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/TZVP

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.623
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.623

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.2458
C21.2458

picture of Carbon diatomic state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.000      
2 C 0.000      


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 -12.183 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.183 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -9.037
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.573 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.573 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.147
Polar
3z2-r26.293
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 6.876 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 6.876 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.969


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 11.611
(<r2>)1/2 3.407

State 2 (3Πu)

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Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.872719
Energy at 298.15K-75.869693
HF Energy-75.872719
Nuclear repulsion energy15.291298
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 mPW1PW91/TZVP
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at mPW1PW91/TZVP
B
1.81020

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/TZVP

Point Group is D∞h

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 3 (3Σg-)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/TZVP
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.912325
Energy at 298.15K-75.909297
HF Energy-75.912325
Nuclear repulsion energy14.655874
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 mPW1PW91/TZVP
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 1723 1644 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 861.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.954) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 821.7 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 mPW1PW91/TZVP
B
1.66288

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/TZVP

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.650
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.650

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.2998
C21.2998

picture of Carbon diatomic state 3 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/TZVP Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.000      
2 C 0.000      


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 -10.507 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.528 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.446
Traceless
 xyz
x 1.980 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.051 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -0.929
Polar
3z2-r2-1.858
x2-y22.021
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.743 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.533 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.198


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 12.456
(<r2>)1/2 3.529