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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/CEP-121G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no C*V 2Σ
1 2 yes CS 2A'

Conformer 1 (C*V)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-11.680530
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-11.680186
Nuclear repulsion energy9.697794
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-121G
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at B3LYP/CEP-121G
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-121G Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.485
C2 0.000 0.000 0.744
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.555

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3
C11.22961.0696
C21.22962.2992
H31.06962.2992

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

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at B3LYP/CEP-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-11.680186
Energy at 298.15K-11.678497
HF Energy-11.680186
Nuclear repulsion energy9.697794
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-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 A' 3248 3165 50.58      
2 A' 1946 1896 5.99      
3 A' 423 412 26.10      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2808.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9745) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2736.7 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-121G
B
1.40431

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-121G

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.001 0.429 0.000
C2 0.001 -0.808 0.000
H3 -0.008 1.517 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3
C11.23731.0884
C21.23732.3257
H31.08842.3257

picture of Ethynyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 H3 179.522
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-121G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.010      
2 C -0.260      
3 H 0.250      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.004 0.824 0.000 0.824
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -12.793 -0.042 0.000
y -0.042 -8.268 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.794
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.262 -0.042 0.000
y -0.042 4.525 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.263
Polar
3z2-r2-4.526
x2-y2-4.525
xy-0.042
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 2.909 0.076 0.029
y 0.076 4.026 -0.008
z 0.029 -0.008 4.255


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 12.700
(<r2>)1/2 3.564