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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: HF/CEP-31G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 1Σg
Energy calculated at HF/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-12.014790
Energy at 298.15K-12.015182
Nuclear repulsion energy12.907285
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 HF/CEP-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 Σg 3732 3364 0.00      
2 Σg 2178 1963 0.00      
3 Σu 3601 3246 96.43      
4 Πg 827 745 0.00      
4 Πg 827 745 0.00      
5 Πu 929 837 151.74      
5 Πu 929 837 151.74      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6510.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9014) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5868.9 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 HF/CEP-31G
B
1.14862

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/CEP-31G

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.614
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.614
H3 0.000 0.000 1.672
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.672

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.22741.05862.2860
C21.22742.28601.0586
H31.05862.28603.3446
H42.28601.05863.3446

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

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/CEP-31G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.361      
2 C -0.361      
3 H 0.361      
4 H 0.361      


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 -13.929 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -13.929 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.806
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.561 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -3.561 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.123
Polar
3z2-r214.245
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 1.262 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.262 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.527


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 15.823
(<r2>)1/2 3.978