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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/SDD

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 1Σg
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/SDD
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.291386
Energy at 298.15K-77.291600
HF Energy-77.291386
Nuclear repulsion energy24.522812
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 mPW1PW91/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 3571 3392 0.00      
2 Σg 2044 1941 0.00      
3 Σu 3465 3291 84.73      
4 Πg 698 663 0.00      
4 Πg 698 663 0.00      
5 Πu 792 752 143.10      
5 Πu 792 752 143.10      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6029.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9499) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5727.4 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 mPW1PW91/SDD
B
1.15681

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/SDD

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.609
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.609
H3 0.000 0.000 1.676
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.676

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.21881.06632.2851
C21.21882.28511.0663
H31.06632.28513.3513
H42.28511.06633.3513

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
Charges from optimized geometry at mPW1PW91/SDD Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.270      
2 C -0.270      
3 H 0.270      
4 H 0.270      


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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.546 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -13.546 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.458
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.544 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -3.544 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.088
Polar
3z2-r214.177
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 1.145 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.145 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.264


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 17.057
(<r2>)1/2 4.130