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

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/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 B2PLYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.522349
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-76.409462
Nuclear repulsion energy19.544704
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 B2PLYP/6-31G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B2PLYP/6-31G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G* Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.477
C2 0.000 0.000 0.734
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.543

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3
C11.21071.0659
C21.21072.2766
H31.06592.2766

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
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.487386
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-76.409462
Nuclear repulsion energy19.544704
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 B2PLYP/6-31G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B2PLYP/6-31G*
ABC
14.41768 1.63453 1.46809

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.218      
2 C -0.008      
3 H 0.226      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.721 0.604 0.000 0.940
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.571 -0.674 0.000
y -0.674 -10.168 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.929
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.022 -0.674 0.000
y -0.674 3.082 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.060
Polar
3z2-r2-2.120
x2-y2-3.403
xy-0.674
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> 18.761
(<r2>)1/2 4.331