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All results from a given calculation for C2H (Ethynyl radical)

using model chemistry: MP2/CEP-121G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 2Σ
Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-11.490232
Energy at 298.15K-11.489143
HF Energy-11.366023
Nuclear repulsion energy9.939322
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-121G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 3480 3396 54.77      
2 Σ 2156 2105 1.45      
3 Π 809 790 32.56      
3 Π 809 790 32.56      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3627.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.976) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3540.0 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-121G
B
1.47741

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-121G

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.417
C2 0.000 0.000 0.788
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.485

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3
C11.20481.0686
C21.20482.2735
H31.06862.2735

picture of Ethynyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 H3 180.000
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability