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All results from a given calculation for CH3CCH (propyne)

using model chemistry: B1B95/6-31G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A'
Energy calculated at B1B95/6-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-116.586108
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-116.586108
Nuclear repulsion energy58.773642
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 B1B95/6-31G*
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 3520 3342 51.57      
2 A1 3075 2919 16.53      
3 A1 2271 2156 3.70      
4 A1 1440 1367 0.08      
5 A1 969 920 0.65      
6 E 3150 2990 8.56      
6 E 3150 2990 8.56      
7 E 1507 1431 7.37      
7 E 1507 1431 7.36      
8 E 1069 1015 2.08      
8 E 1069 1015 2.08      
9 E 623 591 50.43      
9 E 623 591 50.43      
10 E 351 333 4.22      
10 E 351 333 4.22      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12336.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9493) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11711.3 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 B1B95/6-31G*
ABC
5.35909 0.28632 0.28632

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B1B95/6-31G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.237
C2 0.000 0.000 0.217
C3 0.000 0.000 1.421
H4 0.000 0.000 2.487
H5 0.000 1.020 -1.630
H6 0.883 -0.510 -1.630
H7 -0.883 -0.510 -1.630

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.45382.65873.72371.09321.09321.0932
C21.45381.20492.27002.10992.10992.1099
C32.65871.20491.06513.21793.21793.2179
H43.72372.27001.06514.24144.24144.2414
H51.09322.10993.21794.24141.76671.7667
H61.09322.10993.21794.24141.76671.7667
H71.09322.10993.21794.24141.76671.7667

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 111.084
C2 C1 H6 111.084 C2 C1 H7 111.084
C2 C3 H4 180.000 H5 C1 H6 107.811
H5 C1 H7 107.811 H6 C1 H7 107.811
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B1B95/6-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.600      
2 C 0.267      
3 C -0.479      
4 H 0.210      
5 H 0.201      
6 H 0.201      
7 H 0.201      


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 -0.702 0.702
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.989 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -18.989 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.464
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.762 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.762 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.525
Polar
3z2-r211.049
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 2.637 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.638 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.607


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 49.578
(<r2>)1/2 7.041