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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: wB97X-D/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 wB97X-D/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-12.422836
Energy at 298.15K-12.423009
HF Energy-12.422836
Nuclear repulsion energy12.998427
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 wB97X-D/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 3513 3513 0.00 69.33 0.26 0.41
2 Σg 2058 2058 0.00 87.67 0.20 0.33
3 Σu 3411 3411 56.26 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 Πg 649 649 0.00 7.61 0.75 0.86
4 Πg 649 649 0.00 7.61 0.75 0.86
5 Πu 795 795 120.86 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 Πu 795 795 120.86 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5934.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5934.6 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 wB97X-D/CEP-121G*
B
1.17361

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at wB97X-D/CEP-121G*

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.603
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.603
H3 0.000 0.000 1.672
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.672

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.20601.06932.2753
C21.20602.27531.0693
H31.06932.27533.3446
H42.27531.06933.3446

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 wB97X-D/CEP-121G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.322      
2 C -0.322      
3 H 0.322      
4 H 0.322      


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 -13.518 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -13.518 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.277
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.621 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -3.621 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.241
Polar
3z2-r214.483
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 1.590 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.590 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.559


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 15.437
(<r2>)1/2 3.929