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

using model chemistry: M06-2X/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 M06-2X/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.573379
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-76.531894
Nuclear repulsion energy19.641280
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 M06-2X/6-31G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at M06-2X/6-31G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-31G* Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.474
C2 0.000 0.000 0.731
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.542

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3
C11.20551.0679
C21.20552.2734
H31.06792.2734

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 M06-2X/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.531894
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-76.531894
Nuclear repulsion energy19.641280
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 M06-2X/6-31G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at M06-2X/6-31G*
ABC
14.41717 1.65436 1.48406

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.227      
2 C -0.011      
3 H 0.238      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  -0.172 0.821 0.000 0.839
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -12.609 -0.681 0.000
y -0.681 -10.197 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.866
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.077 -0.681 0.000
y -0.681 2.540 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.463
Polar
3z2-r2-2.926
x2-y2-2.412
xy-0.681
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> 18.435
(<r2>)1/2 4.294