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All results from a given calculation for CH3CCH (propyne)

using model chemistry: HF/CEP-121G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A'
Energy calculated at HF/CEP-121G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-18.682138
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-18.682138
Nuclear repulsion energy31.549902
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 HF/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 A1 3627 3310 56.91      
2 A1 3164 2887 37.11      
3 A1 2333 2129 3.07      
4 A1 1563 1426 0.25      
5 A1 974 889 6.00      
6 E 3252 2967 25.65      
6 E 3252 2967 25.65      
7 E 1624 1482 10.78      
7 E 1624 1482 10.78      
8 E 1186 1082 1.83      
8 E 1186 1082 1.83      
9 E 893 815 88.75      
9 E 893 815 88.75      
10 E 438 400 20.80      
10 E 438 400 20.80      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13223.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9125) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12066.0 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 HF/CEP-121G
ABC
5.41057 0.28312 0.28312

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.200
C2 0.000 0.000 0.277
C3 0.000 0.000 1.478
H4 0.000 0.000 2.532
H5 0.000 1.015 -1.583
H6 0.879 -0.508 -1.583
H7 -0.879 -0.508 -1.583

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.47702.67863.73231.08501.08501.0850
C21.47701.20162.25532.11902.11902.1190
C32.67861.20161.05373.22553.22553.2255
H43.73232.25531.05374.23874.23874.2387
H51.08502.11903.22554.23871.75831.7583
H61.08502.11903.22554.23871.75831.7583
H71.08502.11903.22554.23871.75831.7583

picture of propyne state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 180.000 C2 C1 H5 110.672
C2 C1 H6 110.672 C2 C1 H7 110.672
C2 C3 H4 180.000 H5 C1 H6 108.244
H5 C1 H7 108.244 H6 C1 H7 108.244
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/CEP-121G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.439      
2 C 1.079      
3 C -1.489      
4 H 0.309      
5 H 0.180      
6 H 0.180      
7 H 0.180      


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 -0.779 0.779
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.893 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.893 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -14.009
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.942 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.942 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.884
Polar
3z2-r211.768
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 2.866 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.866 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.574


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 43.033
(<r2>)1/2 6.560