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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: CCD/LANL2DZ

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 CCD/LANL2DZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.989684
Energy at 298.15K-76.989798
HF Energy-76.795563
Nuclear repulsion energy24.204559
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 CCD/LANL2DZ
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 3478 3280 0.00      
2 Σg 1961 1849 0.00      
3 Σu 3381 3189 40.86      
4 Πg 649 612 0.00      
4 Πg 649 612 0.00      
5 Πu 725 684 111.09      
5 Πu 725 684 111.09      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5783.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9431) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5454.7 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 CCD/LANL2DZ
B
1.12616

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCD/LANL2DZ

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.619
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.619
H3 0.000 0.000 1.694
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.694

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.23731.07522.3125
C21.23732.31251.0752
H31.07522.31253.3878
H42.31251.07523.3878

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