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All results from a given calculation for CH3CCH (propyne)

using model chemistry: MP2/CEP-31G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A'
Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-31G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-19.061504
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-18.701306
Nuclear repulsion energy30.813251
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 MP2/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 3495 3318 47.21      
2 A1 3098 2941 22.29      
3 A1 2125 2017 0.83      
4 A1 1446 1373 0.27      
5 A1 939 892 1.77      
6 E 3197 3036 13.42      
6 E 3197 3036 13.42      
7 E 1510 1434 9.13      
7 E 1510 1434 9.13      
8 E 1069 1015 0.74      
8 E 1069 1015 0.74      
9 E 646 614 83.63      
9 E 646 614 83.63      
10 E 315 299 3.41      
10 E 315 299 3.41      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12289.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9494) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11667.6 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 MP2/CEP-31G*
ABC
5.20604 0.26972 0.26972

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-31G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.279
C2 0.000 0.000 0.213
C3 0.000 0.000 1.472
H4 0.000 0.000 2.545
H5 0.000 1.035 -1.660
H6 0.896 -0.517 -1.660
H7 -0.896 -0.517 -1.660

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.49112.75073.82411.10301.10301.1030
C21.49111.25952.33292.13972.13972.1397
C32.75071.25951.07343.29893.29893.2989
H43.82412.33291.07344.33124.33124.3312
H51.10302.13973.29894.33121.79251.7925
H61.10302.13973.29894.33121.79251.7925
H71.10302.13973.29894.33121.79251.7925

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 110.244
C2 C1 H6 110.244 C2 C1 H7 110.244
C2 C3 H4 180.000 H5 C1 H6 108.687
H5 C1 H7 108.687 H6 C1 H7 108.687
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability