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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/6-31G*

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 mPW1PW91/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.298942
Energy at 298.15K-77.299022
HF Energy-77.298942
Nuclear repulsion energy24.743605
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 mPW1PW91/6-31G*
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 3568 3384 0.00 60.24 0.21 0.35
2 Σg 2104 1996 0.00 51.32 0.26 0.41
3 Σu 3465 3286 78.32 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 Πg 581 550 0.00 1.89 0.75 0.86
4 Πg 581 550 0.00 1.89 0.75 0.86
5 Πu 783 743 88.86 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 Πu 783 743 88.86 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5932.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9483) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5625.8 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 mPW1PW91/6-31G*
B
1.17920

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G*

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.602
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.602
H3 0.000 0.000 1.668
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.668

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.20341.06602.2694
C21.20342.26941.0660
H31.06602.26943.3355
H42.26941.06603.3355

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 mPW1PW91/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.227      
2 C -0.227      
3 H 0.227      
4 H 0.227      


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        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.063 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -13.063 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.538
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.262 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -3.262 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.524
Polar
3z2-r213.049
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 1.171 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.171 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.112


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 16.708
(<r2>)1/2 4.088