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

using model chemistry: ROMP2/6-31G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 2 yes C2V 1A1

Conformer 1 (D*H)

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Vibrational Frequencies calculated at ROMP2/6-31G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at ROMP2/6-31G
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at ROMP2/6-31G
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at ROMP2/6-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-113.547701
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-113.311634
Nuclear repulsion energy36.070996
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 ROMP2/6-31G
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 1170 1170        
2 A1 190 190        
3 B2 2106 2106        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1733.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1733.2 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 ROMP2/6-31G
ABC
100.52461 0.40682 0.40518

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at ROMP2/6-31G

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.097
C2 0.000 1.314 -0.048
C3 0.000 -1.314 -0.048

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3
C11.32191.3219
C21.32192.6280
C31.32192.6280

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 167.424
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at ROMP2/6-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.638      
2 C 0.319      
3 C 0.319      


Electric dipole moments


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å


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


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 32.227
(<r2>)1/2 5.677