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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: MP4/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 MP4/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-12.304007
Energy at 298.15K-12.304063
HF Energy-12.038490
Nuclear repulsion energy12.620583
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 MP4/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 3496 3300        
2 Σg 1937 1828        
3 Σu 3388 3198        
4 Πg 559 528        
4 Πg 559 528        
5 Πu 791 747        
5 Πu 791 747        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5760.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9438) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5436.9 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 MP4/CEP-31G*
B
1.09740

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4/CEP-31G*

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.629
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.629
H3 0.000 0.000 1.708
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.708

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.25721.07912.3363
C21.25722.33631.0791
H31.07912.33633.4154
H42.33631.07913.4154

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