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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: MP4/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 MP4/aug-cc-pVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.121389
Energy at 298.15K-77.121051
HF Energy-76.824870
Nuclear repulsion energy24.244260
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 MP4/6-31G*
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 3529 3447        
2 Σg 1990 1944        
3 Σu 3438 3358        
4 Πg 313 306        
4 Πg 313 305        
5 Πu 730 713        
5 Πu 730 713        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5520.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9769) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5393.4 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 MP4/aug-cc-pVDZ
B
1.13093

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP4/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 1.695
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.695

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.23261.07852.3111
C21.23262.31111.0785
H31.07852.31113.3896
H42.31111.07853.3896

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