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

using model chemistry: mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 2Σ
Energy calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.587188
Energy at 298.15K-76.585710
HF Energy-76.587188
Nuclear repulsion energy20.225604
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 mPW1PW91/6-31G(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 Σ 3528 3368 56.87      
2 Σ 2110 2014 5.04      
3 Π 461 441 0.55      
3 Π 461 441 0.55      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3279.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9547) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3131.3 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 mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
B
1.48390

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.473
C2 0.000 0.000 0.729
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.537

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3
C11.20271.0637
C21.20272.2664
H31.06372.2664

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 mPW1PW91/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C 0.022      
2 C -0.257      
3 H 0.235      


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 -0.762 0.762
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -12.206 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.206 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -7.867
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.170 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.170 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.339
Polar
3z2-r28.678
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 1.969 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.969 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.538


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 13.619
(<r2>)1/2 3.690