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

using model chemistry: B3LYPultrafine/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 B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.604281
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-76.604442
Nuclear repulsion energy19.908056
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 B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G* Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.476
C2 0.000 0.000 0.733
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.544

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3
C11.20921.0676
C21.20922.2768
H31.06762.2768

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 B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.604442
Energy at 298.15K-76.602693
HF Energy-76.604442
Nuclear repulsion energy19.908056
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 B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*
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' 3445 3300 19.32      
2 A' 1649 1579 879.35      
3 A' 372 356 181.68      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2732.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.958) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2618.0 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 B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*
ABC
226.41040 1.45038 1.44115

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G*

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.024 0.487 0.000
C2 0.024 -0.739 0.000
H3 -0.291 1.510 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3
C11.22571.0699
C21.22572.2702
H31.06992.2702

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 162.875
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYPultrafine/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.125      
2 C -0.084      
3 H 0.208      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.080 1.099 0.000 1.102
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.865 -1.122 0.000
y -1.122 -8.823 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.335
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.285 -1.122 0.000
y -1.122 3.277 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.991
Polar
3z2-r2-3.983
x2-y2-3.041
xy-1.122
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.616 0.944 0.000
y 0.944 5.842 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.250


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 13.943
(<r2>)1/2 3.734