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All results from a given calculation for Si2H2 (disilyne)

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

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no D*H 1ΣG
1 2 no C2H 1AG
1 3 yes C2V 1A1
1 4 no CS 1A'

Conformer 1 (D*H)

Jump to S1C2 S1C3 S1C4
Energy calculated at CCSD/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-579.036362
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-578.826258
Nuclear repulsion energy66.758882
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 CCSD/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 2388 2230 0.00      
2 Σg 742 693 0.00      
3 Σu 2386 2228 4.05      
4 Πg 669i 624i 0.00      
4 Πg 669i 624i 0.00      
5 Πu 363 339 3.51      
5 Πu 363 339 3.51      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2452.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9338) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2290.4 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 CCSD/6-31+G**
B
0.25021

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Si1 0.000 0.000 0.994
Si2 0.000 0.000 -0.994
H3 0.000 0.000 2.451
H4 0.000 0.000 -2.451

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Si1 Si2 H3 H4
Si11.98761.45723.4449
Si21.98763.44491.4572
H31.45723.44494.9021
H43.44491.45724.9021

picture of disilyne state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Si1 Si2 H4 180.000 Si2 Si1 H3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2H)

Jump to S1C1 S1C3 S1C4
Energy calculated at CCSD/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-579.073415
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-578.853405
Nuclear repulsion energy63.718432
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 CCSD/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 Ag 2251 2102 0.00      
2 Ag 636 594 0.00      
3 Ag 573 536 0.00      
4 Au 363 339 25.76      
5 Bu 2256 2106 178.65      
6 Bu 319 298 27.60      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3198.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9338) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2987.0 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 CCSD/6-31+G**
ABC
6.16240 0.24001 0.23101

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Si1 0.000 1.059 0.000
Si2 0.000 -1.059 0.000
H3 1.233 1.885 0.000
H4 -1.233 -1.885 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Si1 Si2 H3 H4
Si12.11801.48353.1913
Si22.11803.19131.4835
H31.48353.19134.5038
H43.19131.48354.5038

picture of disilyne state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Si1 Si2 H4 123.820 Si2 Si1 H3 123.820
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 3 (C2V)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S1C4
Energy calculated at CCSD/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-579.101531
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-578.892797
Nuclear repulsion energy65.095720
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 CCSD/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 A1 1722 1608 8.56      
2 A1 990 925 57.88      
3 A1 544 508 1.34      
4 A2 1165 1088 0.00      
5 B1 1624 1516 19.56      
6 B2 1262 1179 453.29      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3653.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9338) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3411.6 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 CCSD/6-31+G**
ABC
5.50708 0.24326 0.24040

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

Point Group is C2v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Si1 0.000 1.104 -0.051
Si2 0.000 -1.104 -0.051
H3 0.982 0.000 0.708
H4 -0.982 0.000 0.708

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Si1 Si2 H3 H4
Si12.20771.66051.6605
Si22.20771.66051.6605
H31.66051.66051.9635
H41.66051.66051.9635

picture of disilyne state 1 conformation 3
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Si1 Si2 H4 48.334 Si2 Si1 H3 48.334
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 4 (CS)

Jump to S1C1 S1C2 S1C3
Energy calculated at CCSD/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-579.083302
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-578.870397
Nuclear repulsion energy65.041779
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 CCSD/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 A' 2252 2103 110.72      
2 A' 1726 1612 101.42      
3 A' 1166 1089 175.35      
4 A' 618 577 15.47      
5 A' 467 436 5.74      
6 A" 83i 77i 50.47      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3072.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9338) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2869.2 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 CCSD/6-31+G**
ABC
8.91145 0.24446 0.23793

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Si1 0.061 -1.145 0.000
Si2 0.061 0.978 0.000
H3 -1.225 -0.018 0.000
H4 -0.495 2.351 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Si1 Si2 H3 H4
Si12.12321.71043.5403
Si22.12321.62681.4814
H31.71041.62682.4791
H43.54031.48142.4791

picture of disilyne state 1 conformation 4
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Si1 Si2 H4 157.956 Si2 Si1 H3 48.770
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability