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

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G*

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 B3PW91/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.570487
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-76.570003
Nuclear repulsion energy20.105503
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 B3PW91/6-31G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3PW91/6-31G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G* Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.476
C2 0.000 0.000 0.734
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.544

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3
C11.20971.0683
C21.20972.2780
H31.06832.2780

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 B3PW91/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.570003
Energy at 298.15K-76.568170
HF Energy-76.570003
Nuclear repulsion energy20.105503
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 B3PW91/6-31G*
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 2006 1919 124.04      
2 A' 294 281 18.68      
4 A' 3550 3396 32.62      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2924.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2798.1 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 B3PW91/6-31G*
ABC
328.34760 1.47533 1.46873

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.020 0.481 0.000
C2 0.020 -0.732 0.000
H3 -0.242 1.509 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3
C11.21281.0616
C21.21282.2568
H31.06162.2568

picture of Ethynyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 H3 165.703
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.132      
2 C -0.098      
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
  -0.041 0.824 0.000 0.825
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -12.067 -0.832 0.000
y -0.832 -8.202 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.265
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.833 -0.832 0.000
y -0.832 3.964 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.131
Polar
3z2-r2-4.261
x2-y2-3.865
xy-0.832
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.693 0.600 -0.005
y 0.600 4.194 -0.001
z -0.005 -0.001 1.723


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 13.717
(<r2>)1/2 3.704