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All results from a given calculation for Si2 (Silicon diatomic)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/cc-pVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

State 1 (3Σg)

Jump to S2C1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-578.886221
Energy at 298.15K-578.884915
Nuclear repulsion energy47.630343
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 B3LYP/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 545 529 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 272.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.97) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 264.4 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 B3LYP/cc-pVDZ
B
0.25414

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Si1 0.000 0.000 1.089
Si2 0.000 0.000 -1.089

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Si1 Si2
Si12.1776
Si22.1776

picture of Silicon diatomic state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Si 0.000      
2 Si 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
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.772 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -25.253 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -24.392
Traceless
 xyz
x -4.950 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.830 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.121
Polar
3z2-r26.241
x2-y2-4.520
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 0.729 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 5.039 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 14.491


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 49.729
(<r2>)1/2 7.052

State 2 (1Σg)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-578.848282
Energy at 298.15K-578.847008
Nuclear repulsion energy49.850332
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 B3LYP/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 596 578 0.00      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 298.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.97) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 289.1 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 B3LYP/cc-pVDZ
B
0.27839

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Si1 0.000 0.000 1.040
Si2 0.000 0.000 -1.040

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Si1 Si2
Si12.0806
Si22.0806

picture of Silicon diatomic state 2 conformation 1
More geometry information
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Si 0.000      
2 Si 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
Primitive
 xyz
x -29.322 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -29.322 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -17.237
Traceless
 xyz
x -6.042 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -6.042 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 12.085
Polar
3z2-r224.170
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 -1.608 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.608 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 13.608


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 46.101
(<r2>)1/2 6.790