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All results from a given calculation for CH3CCH (propyne)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A'
Energy calculated at B3PW91/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-116.605000
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-116.605000
Nuclear repulsion energy58.637520
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 A1 3501 3350 51.80      
2 A1 3052 2920 18.23      
3 A1 2253 2155 3.93      
4 A1 1437 1375 0.05      
5 A1 962 920 0.65      
6 E 3124 2989 9.43      
6 E 3124 2989 9.43      
7 E 1502 1437 7.56      
7 E 1502 1437 7.56      
8 E 1068 1022 2.30      
8 E 1068 1022 2.29      
9 E 609 583 53.44      
9 E 609 583 53.44      
10 E 347 332 3.75      
10 E 347 332 3.75      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12253.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9567) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11722.7 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*
ABC
5.33193 0.28506 0.28506

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.240
C2 0.000 0.000 0.217
C3 0.000 0.000 1.425
H4 0.000 0.000 2.492
H5 0.000 1.023 -1.635
H6 0.886 -0.511 -1.635
H7 -0.886 -0.511 -1.635

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.45642.66433.73131.09641.09641.0964
C21.45641.20792.27502.11542.11542.1154
C32.66431.20791.06703.22613.22613.2261
H43.73132.27501.06704.25154.25154.2515
H51.09642.11543.22614.25151.77121.7712
H61.09642.11543.22614.25151.77121.7712
H71.09642.11543.22614.25151.77121.7712

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 111.140
C2 C1 H6 111.140 C2 C1 H7 111.140
C2 C3 H4 180.000 H5 C1 H6 107.752
H5 C1 H7 107.752 H6 C1 H7 107.752
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.640      
2 C 0.285      
3 C -0.485      
4 H 0.220      
5 H 0.207      
6 H 0.207      
7 H 0.207      


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 -0.712 0.712
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP 0.001 0.000 -0.717 0.717


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.016 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.016 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.401
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.807 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.807 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.615
Polar
3z2-r211.229
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 2.653 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.653 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.658


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 49.754
(<r2>)1/2 7.054