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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: PBEPBEultrafine/CEP-121G*

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 1Σg
Energy calculated at PBEPBEultrafine/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-12.412524
Energy at 298.15K-12.412400
HF Energy-12.412524
Nuclear repulsion energy12.854965
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 PBEPBEultrafine/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 3423 3423 0.00      
2 Σg 1975 1975 0.00      
3 Σu 3327 3327 69.32      
4 Πg 455 455 0.00      
4 Πg 455 455 0.00      
5 Πu 748 748 111.49      
5 Πu 748 748 111.49      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5565.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5565.6 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 PBEPBEultrafine/CEP-121G*
B
1.14651

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBEultrafine/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 1.689
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.689

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.22161.07822.2998
C21.22162.29981.0782
H31.07822.29983.3780
H42.29981.07823.3780

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 PBEPBEultrafine/CEP-121G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.298      
2 C -0.298      
3 H 0.298      
4 H 0.298      


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 -13.539 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -13.539 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.420
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.559 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -3.559 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.119
Polar
3z2-r214.238
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 1.612 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.612 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.569


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 15.664
(<r2>)1/2 3.958