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All results from a given calculation for C3O2 (Carbon suboxide)

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 1Σg
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-264.445882
Energy at 298.15K-264.444629
HF Energy-264.445882
Nuclear repulsion energy121.010043
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 PBEPBE/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 Σg 2212 2182 0.00 42.16 0.29 0.45
2 Σg 766 756 0.00 34.17 0.26 0.42
3 Σu 2393 2360 1986.84 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 Σu 1597 1576 87.08 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 Πg 550 542 0.00 0.23 0.75 0.86
5 Πg 550 542 0.00 0.23 0.75 0.86
6 Πu 547 539 49.11 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 Πu 547 539 49.11 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Πu 125 124 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Πu 125 124 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4706.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9863) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 4641.7 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 PBEPBE/6-31G**
B
0.07191

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

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 1.285
C3 0.000 0.000 -1.285
O4 0.000 0.000 2.468
O5 0.000 0.000 -2.468

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 O4 O5
C11.28511.28512.46762.4676
C21.28512.57031.18243.7527
C31.28512.57033.75271.1824
O42.46761.18243.75274.9351
O52.46763.75271.18244.9351

picture of Carbon suboxide state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 O4 180.000 C1 C3 O5 180.000
C2 C1 C3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.509      
2 C 0.077      
3 C 0.077      
4 O -0.332      
5 O -0.332      


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 -25.298 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -25.298 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -32.045
Traceless
 xyz
x 3.374 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.374 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.748
Polar
3z2-r2-13.495
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 2.032 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.032 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 11.581


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 134.445
(<r2>)1/2 11.595