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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: PBEPBEultrafine/aug-cc-pVTZ

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 1Σg
Energy calculated at PBEPBEultrafine/aug-cc-pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.251247
Energy at 298.15K-77.251344
HF Energy-77.251247
Nuclear repulsion energy24.660060
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 PBEPBEultrafine/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 Σg 3443 3404 0.00 57.72 0.27 0.43
2 Σg 2009 1986 0.00 116.44 0.06 0.12
3 Σu 3342 3304 84.85 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 Πg 609 602 0.00 2.82 0.75 0.86
4 Πg 609 602 0.00 2.82 0.75 0.86
5 Πu 738 729 95.73 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 Πu 738 729 95.73 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5743.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9888) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5679.0 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 PBEPBEultrafine/aug-cc-pVTZ
B
1.17135

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.604
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.604
H3 0.000 0.000 1.674
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.674

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.20721.07032.2775
C21.20722.27751.0703
H31.07032.27753.3477
H42.27751.07033.3477

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 PBEPBEultrafine/aug-cc-pVTZ Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.547      
2 C -0.547      
3 H 0.547      
4 H 0.547      


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 -13.761 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -13.761 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -7.178
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.291 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -3.291 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.583
Polar
3z2-r213.166
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 2.949 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.949 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.789


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 17.200
(<r2>)1/2 4.147