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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/CEP-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-12.399604
Energy at 298.15K-12.399827
HF Energy-12.399604
Nuclear repulsion energy12.904231
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
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σg 3493 3404 0.00 63.02 0.22 0.36
2 Σg 1995 1945 0.00 74.52 0.19 0.32
3 Σu 3382 3296 72.89 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 Πg 686 668 0.00 7.50 0.75 0.86
4 Πg 686 668 0.00 7.50 0.75 0.86
5 Πu 798 778 141.15 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 Πu 798 778 141.15 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5919.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9745) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5768.1 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 B3LYP/CEP-121G
B
1.15216

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/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
C11.22171.06722.2889
C21.22172.28891.0672
H31.06722.28893.3562
H42.28891.06723.3562

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

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/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 6.824
Polar
3z2-r213.647
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 4.521


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 15.689
(<r2>)1/2 3.961