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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: B97D3/6-311+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 B97D3/6-311+G(3df,2p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.305439
Energy at 298.15K-77.305529
HF Energy-77.305439
Nuclear repulsion energy24.725553
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 B97D3/6-311+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 3462 3417 0.00 56.42 0.28 0.44
2 Σg 2013 1987 0.00 109.52 0.07 0.13
3 Σu 3366 3323 75.14 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 Πg 603 595 0.00 3.97 0.75 0.86
4 Πg 603 595 0.00 3.97 0.75 0.86
5 Πu 742 733 98.40 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 Πu 742 733 98.40 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5765.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.987) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5691.0 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 B97D3/6-311+G(3df,2p)
B
1.17741

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B97D3/6-311+G(3df,2p)

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.602
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.602
H3 0.000 0.000 1.669
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.669

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.20451.06632.2709
C21.20452.27091.0663
H31.06632.27093.3372
H42.27091.06633.3372

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 B97D3/6-311+G(3df,2p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.211      
2 C -0.211      
3 H 0.211      
4 H 0.211      


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 -13.716 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -13.716 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -7.109
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.304 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -3.304 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.607
Polar
3z2-r213.214
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 2.841 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.841 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.724


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 17.112
(<r2>)1/2 4.137