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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: CID/CEP-121G

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 CID/CEP-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-12.210057
Energy at 298.15K-12.209978
HF Energy-12.029432
Nuclear repulsion energy12.849332
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 CID/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 Σg 3471 3207 0.00      
2 Σg 1989 1838 0.00      
3 Σu 3363 3107 48.16      
4 Πg 466 431 0.00      
4 Πg 466 431 0.00      
5 Πu 765 707 124.22      
5 Πu 765 707 124.22      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5641.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.924) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5213.1 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 CID/CEP-121G
B
1.14207

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.614
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.614
H3 0.000 0.000 1.685
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.685

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.22741.07112.2985
C21.22742.29851.0711
H31.07112.29853.3697
H42.29851.07113.3697

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
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability