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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: QCISD/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 QCISD/CEP-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-12.227592
Energy at 298.15K-12.227119
HF Energy-12.027796
Nuclear repulsion energy12.755610
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 QCISD/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 3401 3244 0.00      
2 Σg 1906 1818 0.00      
3 Σu 3299 3146 45.21      
4 Πg 290 277 0.00      
4 Πg 290 277 0.00      
5 Πu 723 689 114.80      
5 Πu 723 689 114.80      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5315.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9537) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5069.6 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 QCISD/CEP-121G
B
1.12412

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.619
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.619
H3 0.000 0.000 1.695
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.695

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.23851.07612.3146
C21.23852.31461.0761
H31.07612.31463.3907
H42.31461.07613.3907

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