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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: CID/SDD

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 CID/SDD
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.976198
Energy at 298.15K-76.976382
HF Energy-76.797253
Nuclear repulsion energy24.359397
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 CID/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 Σg 3535 3267 0.00      
2 Σg 2017 1864 0.00      
3 Σu 3434 3173 49.86      
4 Πg 692 640 0.00      
4 Πg 692 640 0.00      
5 Πu 757 700 119.56      
5 Πu 757 700 119.56      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5942.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.924) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5491.0 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 CID/SDD
B
1.14100

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.614
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.614
H3 0.000 0.000 1.685
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.685

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.22831.07072.2990
C21.22832.29901.0707
H31.07072.29903.3697
H42.29901.07073.3697

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