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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: CCD/CEP-31G

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 CCD/CEP-31G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-12.195741
Energy at 298.15K-12.195902
HF Energy-12.010705
Nuclear repulsion energy12.549736
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 CCD/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 3461 3264 0.00      
2 Σg 1946 1835 0.00      
3 Σu 3347 3156 40.08      
4 Πg 651 614 0.00      
4 Πg 651 614 0.00      
5 Πu 779 735 122.86      
5 Πu 779 735 122.86      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5807.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9431) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5476.9 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 CCD/CEP-31G
B
1.08251

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.634
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.634
H3 0.000 0.000 1.715
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.715

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.26771.08152.3492
C21.26772.34921.0815
H31.08152.34923.4307
H42.34921.08153.4307

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