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All results from a given calculation for CH3CCH (propyne)

using model chemistry: MP2/CEP-121G*

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A'
Energy calculated at MP2/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-19.109881
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-18.728867
Nuclear repulsion energy31.263295
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 MP2/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 3480 3316 44.95      
2 A1 3077 2932 21.55      
3 A1 2122 2022 1.09      
4 A1 1448 1380 0.04      
5 A1 935 891 1.97      
6 E 3172 3023 10.88      
6 E 3172 3023 10.88      
7 E 1520 1448 8.65      
7 E 1520 1448 8.65      
8 E 1061 1011 0.01      
8 E 1061 1011 0.01      
9 E 524 499 78.03      
9 E 524 499 78.03      
10 E 305 291 0.02      
10 E 305 291 0.02      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12113.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9528) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11541.6 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 MP2/CEP-121G*
ABC
5.30450 0.27870 0.27870

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/CEP-121G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.208
C2 0.000 0.000 0.267
C3 0.000 0.000 1.493
H4 0.000 0.000 2.561
H5 0.000 1.025 -1.590
H6 0.888 -0.513 -1.590
H7 -0.888 -0.513 -1.590

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.47562.70123.76941.09411.09411.0941
C21.47561.22562.29382.12172.12172.1217
C32.70121.22561.06823.24913.24913.2491
H43.76942.29381.06824.27604.27604.2760
H51.09412.12173.24914.27601.77581.7758
H61.09412.12173.24914.27601.77581.7758
H71.09412.12173.24914.27601.77581.7758

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 110.431
C2 C1 H6 110.431 C2 C1 H7 110.431
C2 C3 H4 180.000 H5 C1 H6 108.495
H5 C1 H7 108.495 H6 C1 H7 108.495
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability