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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)

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 MP2=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.200344
Energy at 298.15K-77.200469
HF Energy-76.847433
Nuclear repulsion energy24.704727
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 MP2=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)
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 3543 3340 0.00 66.22 0.20 0.34
2 Σg 1977 1864 0.00 78.39 0.08 0.14
3 Σu 3453 3255 96.57 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 Πg 622 587 0.00 2.80 0.75 0.86
4 Πg 622 587 0.00 2.80 0.75 0.86
5 Πu 759 715 92.03 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 Πu 759 715 92.03 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5867.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9427) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5531.2 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 MP2=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)
B
1.17449

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.604
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.604
H3 0.000 0.000 1.665
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.665

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.20851.06112.2696
C21.20852.26961.0611
H31.06112.26963.3308
H42.26961.06113.3308

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
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability