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All results from a given calculation for C2H (Ethynyl radical)

using model chemistry: HF/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no C*V 2Σ
1 2 yes CS 2A'

Conformer 1 (C*V)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at HF/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.150087
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-76.084222
Nuclear repulsion energy19.527070
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 HF/6-31G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HF/6-31G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-31G* Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.479
C2 0.000 0.000 0.735
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.537

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3
C11.21471.0579
C21.21472.2727
H31.05792.2727

picture of Ethynyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 H3 180.000
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at HF/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.084222
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-76.084222
Nuclear repulsion energy19.527070
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 HF/6-31G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HF/6-31G*
ABC
14.96493 1.61734 1.45959

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

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.219      
2 C -0.011      
3 H 0.230      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.888 0.920 0.000 1.278
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -10.884 0.244 0.000
y 0.244 -10.794 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.856
Traceless
 xyz
x 0.941 0.244 0.000
y 0.244 1.076 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.017
Polar
3z2-r2-4.035
x2-y2-0.090
xy0.244
xz0.000
yz0.000


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


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 18.377
(<r2>)1/2 4.287