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All results from a given calculation for CH3CCH (propyne)

using model chemistry: HF/CEP-31G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A'
Energy calculated at HF/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-18.704478
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-18.704478
Nuclear repulsion energy31.230202
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 A1 3666 3292 59.32      
2 A1 3241 2910 35.90      
3 A1 2402 2157 2.28      
4 A1 1543 1386 4.30      
5 A1 973 874 4.29      
6 E 3320 2981 27.81      
6 E 3320 2981 27.81      
7 E 1610 1446 7.28      
7 E 1610 1446 7.28      
8 E 1147 1030 0.00      
8 E 1147 1030 0.00      
9 E 799 718 70.41      
9 E 799 718 70.41      
10 E 371 333 9.70      
10 E 371 333 9.70      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13159.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.898) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11816.8 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*
ABC
5.32932 0.27657 0.27657

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.217
C2 0.000 0.000 0.274
C3 0.000 0.000 1.498
H4 0.000 0.000 2.559
H5 0.000 1.023 -1.591
H6 0.886 -0.511 -1.591
H7 -0.886 -0.511 -1.591

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.49092.71523.77611.08911.08911.0891
C21.49091.22432.28522.12702.12702.1270
C32.71521.22431.06093.25423.25423.2542
H43.77612.28521.06094.27434.27434.2743
H51.08912.12703.25424.27431.77161.7716
H61.08912.12703.25424.27431.77161.7716
H71.08912.12703.25424.27431.77161.7716

picture of propyne state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 180.000 C2 C1 H5 110.088
C2 C1 H6 110.088 C2 C1 H7 110.088
C2 C3 H4 180.000 H5 C1 H6 108.847
H5 C1 H7 108.847 H6 C1 H7 108.847
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/CEP-31G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.084      
2 C -0.625      
3 C -0.211      
4 H 0.367      
5 H 0.128      
6 H 0.128      
7 H 0.128      


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 -0.834 0.834
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.756 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.756 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.716
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.020 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -3.020 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.040
Polar
3z2-r212.080
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 2.746 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.746 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.713


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 43.566
(<r2>)1/2 6.600