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

using model chemistry: QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)

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 QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.766365
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-113.363366
Nuclear repulsion energy36.824019
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 QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)
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 1251 1185 0.00      
2 Σu 2157 2043 785.64      
3 Πu 131 124 14.94      
3 Πu 131 124 14.94      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1834.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9474) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1738.0 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 QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)
B
0.41991

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)

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 1.293
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.293

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.29331.2933
C21.29332.5867
C31.29332.5867

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 QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.766365
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-113.363366
Nuclear repulsion energy36.823974
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 QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)
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 1251 1185 0.00      
2 Σu 2157 2043 785.61      
3 Πu 131 124 14.93      
3 Πu 131 124 14.93      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1834.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9474) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1738.0 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 QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)
B
0.41991

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)

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 1.293
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.293

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.29331.2933
C21.29332.5867
C31.29332.5867

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 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability