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

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

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

Conformer 1 (C*V)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.583167
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-76.585668
Nuclear repulsion energy19.600542
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 BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p) Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.478
C2 0.000 0.000 0.736
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.547

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3
C11.21441.0692
C21.21442.2836
H31.06922.2836

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

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.585668
Energy at 298.15K-76.584133
HF Energy-76.585668
Nuclear repulsion energy19.600542
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 BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3355 3337 11.72      
2 A' 1561 1552 419.80      
3 A' 656 653 27.38      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2786.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9945) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2771.0 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 BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
134.85610 1.41310 1.39845

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.031 0.500 0.000
C2 0.031 -0.749 0.000
H3 -0.375 1.495 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3
C11.24891.0748
C21.24892.2805
H31.07482.2805

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 157.812
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.028      
2 C -0.164      
3 H 0.192      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.056 1.428 0.000 1.429
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.560 -1.233 0.000
y -1.233 -9.759 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.395
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.483 -1.233 0.000
y -1.233 2.218 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.735
Polar
3z2-r2-3.471
x2-y2-1.801
xy-1.233
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.701 0.246 0.000
y 0.246 5.361 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.606


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 14.272
(<r2>)1/2 3.778