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All results from a given calculation for CH3CCH (propyne)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/CEP-121G*
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-19.289238
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-19.289238
Nuclear repulsion energy31.339241
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 B3LYP/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 3452 3346 49.51      
2 A1 3020 2927 28.08      
3 A1 2188 2121 5.11      
4 A1 1419 1376 0.51      
5 A1 919 891 1.44      
6 E 3086 2991 16.77      
6 E 3086 2991 16.77      
7 E 1490 1444 7.37      
7 E 1490 1444 7.37      
8 E 1059 1026 0.83      
8 E 1059 1026 0.83      
9 E 638 618 76.82      
9 E 638 618 76.82      
10 E 392 380 8.06      
10 E 392 380 8.06      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12163.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9694) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11790.8 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 B3LYP/CEP-121G*
ABC
5.30326 0.28076 0.28076

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/CEP-121G*

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.202
C2 0.000 0.000 0.273
C3 0.000 0.000 1.485
H4 0.000 0.000 2.554
H5 0.000 1.025 -1.593
H6 0.888 -0.513 -1.593
H7 -0.888 -0.513 -1.593

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.47432.68723.75551.09751.09751.0975
C21.47431.21292.28122.12872.12872.1287
C32.68721.21291.06833.24473.24473.2447
H43.75552.28121.06834.27164.27164.2716
H51.09752.12873.24474.27161.77601.7760
H61.09752.12873.24474.27161.77601.7760
H71.09752.12873.24474.27161.77601.7760

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 110.884
C2 C1 H6 110.884 C2 C1 H7 110.884
C2 C3 H4 180.000 H5 C1 H6 108.022
H5 C1 H7 108.022 H6 C1 H7 108.022
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/CEP-121G* Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.640      
2 C 0.585      
3 C -0.907      
4 H 0.380      
5 H 0.194      
6 H 0.194      
7 H 0.194      


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 -0.789 0.789
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.596 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.596 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.673
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.962 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.962 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.924
Polar
3z2-r211.847
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 3.189 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.189 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.231


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 43.195
(<r2>)1/2 6.572