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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: MP3/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 MP3/LANL2DZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.980900
Energy at 298.15K-76.981058
HF Energy-76.796545
Nuclear repulsion energy24.310587
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 MP3/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 3526 3526 0.00      
2 Σg 2018 2018 0.00      
3 Σu 3428 3428 49.18      
4 Πg 676 676 0.00      
4 Πg 676 676 0.00      
5 Πu 745 745 121.28      
5 Πu 745 745 121.28      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5906.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5906.7 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 MP3/LANL2DZ
B
1.13622

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP3/LANL2DZ

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.616
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.616
H3 0.000 0.000 1.687
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.687

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.23141.07152.3030
C21.23142.30301.0715
H31.07152.30303.3745
H42.30301.07153.3745

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