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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-12.330041
Energy at 298.15K-12.329732
HF Energy-12.061666
Nuclear repulsion energy12.901315
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 3488 3326 0.00      
2 Σg 1994 1902 0.00      
3 Σu 3394 3237 61.44      
4 Πg 352 335 0.00      
4 Πg 352 335 0.00      
5 Πu 767 731 110.64      
5 Πu 767 731 110.64      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5556.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9537) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5299.0 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 QCISD/CEP-121G*
B
1.15366

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 0.609
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.609
H3 0.000 0.000 1.681
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.681

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.21891.07182.2908
C21.21892.29081.0718
H31.07182.29083.3626
H42.29081.07183.3626

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