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

using model chemistry: TPSSh/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 1Σg+
2 1 yes D*H 3Πu
3 1 yes D*H 3Σg-

State 1 (1Σg+)

Jump to S2C1 S3C1
Energy calculated at TPSSh/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.894909
Energy at 298.15K-75.891882
HF Energy-75.894909
Nuclear repulsion energy15.113358
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 TPSSh/6-31+G**
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 1868 1798 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 933.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9625) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 898.8 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 TPSSh/6-31+G**
B
1.76832

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.630
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.630

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.2601
C21.2601

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 TPSSh/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.930940
Energy at 298.15K-75.927911
HF Energy-75.930940
Nuclear repulsion energy14.476274
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 TPSSh/6-31+G**
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 1677 1614 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 838.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9625) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 807.1 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 TPSSh/6-31+G**
B
1.62238

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.658
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.658

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.3160
C21.3160

picture of Carbon diatomic state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/6-31+G** 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


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.800 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.708 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.471


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 12.623
(<r2>)1/2 3.553

State 3 (3Σg-)

Jump to S1C1 S2C1
Energy calculated at TPSSh/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.930940
Energy at 298.15K-75.927911
HF Energy-75.930940
Nuclear repulsion energy14.475635
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 TPSSh/6-31+G**
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 1677 1614 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 838.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9625) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 806.9 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 TPSSh/6-31+G**
B
1.62223

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.658
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.658

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2
C11.3160
C21.3160

picture of Carbon diatomic state 3 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/6-31+G** 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


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.800 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.710 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.471


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 12.623
(<r2>)1/2 3.553