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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: MP2/aug-cc-pVDZ

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 MP2/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.092997
Energy at 298.15K-77.092762
HF Energy-76.825208
Nuclear repulsion energy24.284530
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 MP2/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 3519 3375 0.00 74.07 0.20 0.34
2 Σg 1946 1866 0.00 83.25 0.08 0.14
3 Σu 3432 3291 93.32 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 Πg 408 392 0.00 2.65 0.75 0.86
4 Πg 408 392 0.00 2.65 0.75 0.86
5 Πu 703 674 94.60 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 Πu 703 674 94.60 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5559.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.959) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5331.8 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 MP2/aug-cc-pVDZ
B
1.13420

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/aug-cc-pVDZ

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 1.691
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.691

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.23151.07522.3067
C21.23152.30671.0752
H31.07522.30673.3819
H42.30671.07523.3819

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