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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-12.398617
Energy at 298.15K-12.398743
HF Energy-12.398617
Nuclear repulsion energy12.732160
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 B3LYP/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 3518 3398 0.00 51.84 0.44 0.61
2 Σg 2061 1991 0.00 64.74 0.28 0.44
3 Σu 3396 3279 100.30 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 Πg 599 578 0.00 23.46 0.75 0.86
4 Πg 599 578 0.00 23.46 0.75 0.86
5 Πu 819 790 136.41 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 Πu 819 790 136.41 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5905.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9657) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5702.7 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 B3LYP/CEP-31G*
B
1.11871

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-31G*

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.621
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.621
H3 0.000 0.000 1.697
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.697

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.24271.07532.3181
C21.24272.31811.0753
H31.07532.31813.3934
H42.31811.07533.3934

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 B3LYP/CEP-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.376      
2 C -0.376      
3 H 0.376      
4 H 0.376      


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 -13.627 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -13.627 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.272
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.678 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -3.678 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.355
Polar
3z2-r214.710
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 1.510 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.510 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.500


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 15.826
(<r2>)1/2 3.978