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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: HF/aug-cc-pVDZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 1Σg
Energy calculated at HF/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.828728
Energy at 298.15K-76.829019
HF Energy-76.828728
Nuclear repulsion energy24.932456
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 HF/aug-cc-pVDZ
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 3677 3348 0.00 39.88 0.35 0.52
2 Σg 2209 2011 0.00 138.03 0.06 0.12
3 Σu 3564 3246 100.58 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 Πg 736 670 0.00 4.85 0.75 0.86
4 Πg 736 670 0.00 4.85 0.75 0.86
5 Πu 840 765 115.56 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 Πu 840 765 115.56 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6300.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9106) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5737.4 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 HF/aug-cc-pVDZ
B
1.19795

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/aug-cc-pVDZ

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.596
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.596
H3 0.000 0.000 1.659
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.659

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.19211.06252.2547
C21.19212.25471.0625
H31.06252.25473.3172
H42.25471.06253.3172

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

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/aug-cc-pVDZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.252      
2 C 0.252      
3 H -0.252      
4 H -0.252      


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 -14.009 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.009 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.743
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.633 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -3.633 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.265
Polar
3z2-r214.530
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 2.717 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.717 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.580


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 17.002
(<r2>)1/2 4.123