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All results from a given calculation for C2H (Ethynyl radical)

using model chemistry: B3LYP/SDD

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 2Σ
Energy calculated at B3LYP/SDD
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.595242
Energy at 298.15K-76.593792
HF Energy-76.595242
Nuclear repulsion energy19.854954
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/SDD
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 3474 3339 52.68      
2 Σ 2030 1951 4.01      
3 Π 494 475 7.88      
3 Π 468 450 4.37      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3233.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9613) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3107.9 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/SDD
B
1.42851

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/SDD

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.485
C2 0.000 0.000 0.744
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.554

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3
C11.22881.0690
C21.22882.2978
H31.06902.2978

picture of Ethynyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 H3 180.000
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/SDD Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.263      
2 C -0.030      
3 H 0.293      


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 -0.852 0.852
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -12.710 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.710 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -8.142
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.284 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.284 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.568
Polar
3z2-r29.136
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 1.824 0.004 -0.002
y 0.004 1.742 -0.000
z -0.002 -0.000 3.773


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 14.133
(<r2>)1/2 3.759