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All results from a given calculation for CH3CCH (propyne)

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)/6-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A'
Energy calculated at CCSD(T)/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-116.284061
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-115.861683
Nuclear repulsion energy58.241666
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 CCSD(T)/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 A1 3474 3343        
2 A1 3057 2941        
3 A1 2198 2115        
4 A1 1455 1400        
5 A1 945 910        
6 E 3133 3014        
6 E 3133 3014        
7 E 1525 1468        
7 E 1525 1467        
8 E 1070 1029        
8 E 1070 1029        
9 E 502 483        
9 E 501 482        
10 E 221 213        
10 E 221 213        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12015.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9621) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11559.9 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 CCSD(T)/6-31G*
ABC
5.29425 0.28056 0.28056

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.252
C2 0.000 0.000 0.219
C3 0.000 0.000 1.437
H4 0.000 0.000 2.507
H5 0.000 1.026 -1.641
H6 0.889 -0.513 -1.641
H7 -0.889 -0.513 -1.641

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.47112.68913.75911.09731.09731.0973
C21.47111.21802.28802.12402.12402.1240
C32.68911.21801.07003.24423.24423.2442
H43.75912.28801.07004.27274.27274.2727
H51.09732.12403.24424.27271.77751.7775
H61.09732.12403.24424.27271.77751.7775
H71.09732.12403.24424.27271.77751.7775

picture of propyne state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 180.000 C2 C1 H5 110.735
C2 C1 H6 110.735 C2 C1 H7 110.735
C2 C3 H4 180.000 H5 C1 H6 108.178
H5 C1 H7 108.178 H6 C1 H7 108.178
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability