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All results from a given calculation for C2H (Ethynyl radical)

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/aug-cc-pVTZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 2Σ
1 2 no CS 2A'

Conformer 1 (C*V)

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Energy calculated at PBEPBE/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.531683
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-76.531683
Nuclear repulsion energy20.087198
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 PBEPBE/aug-cc-pVTZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 3381 3359 58.40      
2 Σ 2031 2018 4.66      
3 Π 295i 293i 17.12      
3 Π 295i 293i 17.12      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2411.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9935) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2395.8 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 PBEPBE/aug-cc-pVTZ
B
1.46374

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.476
C2 0.000 0.000 0.734
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.548

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3
C11.21081.0718
C21.21082.2826
H31.07182.2826

picture of Ethynyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 H3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.403      
2 C -0.029      
3 H 0.433      


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 -0.793 0.793
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -12.914 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.914 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -8.369
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.273 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.273 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.545
Polar
3z2-r29.090
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 3.794 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.794 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.167


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 14.114
(<r2>)1/2 3.757

Conformer 2 (CS)

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Energy calculated at PBEPBE/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.531683
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-76.531683
Nuclear repulsion energy20.087198
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 PBEPBE/aug-cc-pVTZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Π 295i 293i 17.12      
2 Σ 3381 3359 58.40      
3 Π 295i 293i 17.12      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1396.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9935) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 1387.0 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 PBEPBE/aug-cc-pVTZ
B
1.46374

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.476
C2 0.000 0.000 0.734
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.548

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3
C11.21081.0718
C21.21082.2826
H31.07182.2826

picture of Ethynyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 H3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.403      
2 C -0.029      
3 H 0.433      


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 -0.793 0.793
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -12.914 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.914 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -8.369
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.273 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.273 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.545
Polar
3z2-r29.090
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 3.794 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.794 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.167


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 14.114
(<r2>)1/2 3.757