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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: PBEPBEultrafine/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 PBEPBEultrafine/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.248614
Energy at 298.15K-77.248701
HF Energy-77.248614
Nuclear repulsion energy24.659254
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 PBEPBEultrafine/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 3439 3439 0.00 57.52 0.27 0.42
2 Σg 2007 2007 0.00 106.32 0.07 0.14
3 Σu 3342 3342 85.41 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 Πg 605 605 0.00 3.58 0.75 0.86
4 Πg 605 605 0.00 3.58 0.75 0.86
5 Πu 734 734 97.88 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 Πu 734 734 97.88 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5733.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5733.1 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 PBEPBEultrafine/6-311+G(3df,2p)
B
1.17132

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBEultrafine/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 1.674
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.674

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.20711.07062.2777
C21.20712.27771.0706
H31.07062.27773.3484
H42.27771.07063.3484

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
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBEultrafine/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.208      
2 C -0.208      
3 H 0.208      
4 H 0.208      


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 -13.789 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -13.789 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -7.102
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.344 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -3.344 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.688
Polar
3z2-r213.375
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 2.816 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.816 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.733


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 17.197
(<r2>)1/2 4.147