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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: CISD/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 CISD/CEP-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-12.211720
Energy at 298.15K-12.211572
HF Energy-12.029264
Nuclear repulsion energy12.838986
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 CISD/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 3467 3196 0.00      
2 Σg 1977 1823 0.00      
3 Σu 3359 3097 51.08      
4 Πg 429 395 0.00      
4 Πg 429 395 0.00      
5 Πu 759 700 123.67      
5 Πu 759 700 123.67      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5589.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9218) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5152.2 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 CISD/CEP-121G
B
1.13987

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CISD/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 1.686
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.686

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.22891.07132.3002
C21.22892.30021.0713
H31.07132.30023.3714
H42.30021.07133.3714

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