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

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/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 PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.505311
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-76.505995
Nuclear repulsion energy19.761333
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/6-31G(2df,p)
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBEPBE/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 0.737
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.550

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3
C11.21541.0720
C21.21542.2874
H31.07202.2874

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 PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.505995
Energy at 298.15K-76.504390
HF Energy-76.505995
Nuclear repulsion energy19.761333
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/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' 3384 3349 18.84      
2 A' 1666 1649 444.25      
3 A' 534 529 40.54      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2792.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9897) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2763.2 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/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
180.31826 1.43208 1.42079

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

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.027 0.492 0.000
C2 0.027 -0.744 0.000
H3 -0.325 1.508 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3
C11.23581.0754
C21.23582.2792
H31.07542.2792

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 160.872
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.036      
2 C -0.177      
3 H 0.212      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.033 1.144 0.000 1.145
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -11.815 -1.141 0.000
y -1.141 -8.987 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.341
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.151 -1.141 0.000
y -1.141 3.091 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -1.940
Polar
3z2-r2-3.880
x2-y2-2.828
xy-1.141
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.805 0.548 0.000
y 0.548 5.268 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.399


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 14.060
(<r2>)1/2 3.750