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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: B3LYPultrafine/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 B3LYPultrafine/CEP-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-12.399603
Energy at 298.15K-12.399828
HF Energy-12.399603
Nuclear repulsion energy12.903344
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 B3LYPultrafine/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 3492 3403 0.00      
2 Σg 1995 1944 0.00      
3 Σu 3380 3294 72.90      
4 Πg 687 669 0.00      
4 Πg 687 669 0.00      
5 Πu 799 779 141.14      
5 Πu 799 779 141.14      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5919.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9745) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5768.2 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 B3LYPultrafine/CEP-121G
B
1.15203

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYPultrafine/CEP-121G

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.611
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.611
H3 0.000 0.000 1.678
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.678

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.22171.06742.2891
C21.22172.28911.0674
H31.06742.28913.3565
H42.28911.06743.3565

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
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYPultrafine/CEP-121G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.288      
2 C -0.288      
3 H 0.288      
4 H 0.288      


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


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.597 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -13.597 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.773
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.412 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -3.412 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.825
Polar
3z2-r213.650
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.423 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.423 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.522


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 15.690
(<r2>)1/2 3.961