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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP=FULL/aug-cc-pVDZ

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 B2PLYP=FULL/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.841088
Energy at 298.15K-75.838061
HF Energy-75.717223
Nuclear repulsion energy14.990729
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 B2PLYP=FULL/aug-cc-pVDZ
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 1837 1767 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 918.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9618) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 883.5 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 B2PLYP=FULL/aug-cc-pVDZ
B
1.73974

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.635
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.635

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.2708
C21.2708

picture of Carbon diatomic state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 2 (3Πu)

Jump to S1C1 S3C1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.841088
Energy at 298.15K-75.838061
HF Energy-75.717223
Nuclear repulsion energy14.990729
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 B2PLYP=FULL/aug-cc-pVDZ
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B2PLYP=FULL/aug-cc-pVDZ
B
1.73974

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D∞h

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

State 3 (3Σg-)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.857670
Energy at 298.15K-75.854641
HF Energy-75.778381
Nuclear repulsion energy14.373972
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 B2PLYP=FULL/aug-cc-pVDZ
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 1650 1587 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 825.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9618) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 793.6 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 B2PLYP=FULL/aug-cc-pVDZ
B
1.59953

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP=FULL/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.663
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.663

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.3253
C21.3253

picture of Carbon diatomic state 3 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability