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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 1Σg
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.290713
Energy at 298.15K-77.290759
Nuclear repulsion energy24.703393
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
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σg 3549 3395 0.00      
2 Σg 2090 1999 0.00      
3 Σu 3447 3298 76.00      
4 Πg 560 535 0.00      
4 Πg 560 535 0.00      
5 Πu 775 741 87.90      
5 Πu 775 741 87.90      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5876.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5622.5 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*
B
1.17533

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.603
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.603
H3 0.000 0.000 1.670
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.670

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.20551.06752.2730
C21.20552.27301.0675
H31.06752.27303.3405
H42.27301.06753.3405

picture of Acetylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H4 180.000 C2 C1 H3 180.000
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.222     -0.279
2 C -0.222     -0.279
3 H 0.222     0.279
4 H 0.222     0.279


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


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.051 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -13.051 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.558
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.247 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -3.247 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.494
Polar
3z2-r212.987
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
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> 16.739
(<r2>)1/2 4.091