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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

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

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 1Σg
Energy calculated at TPSSh/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.338202
Energy at 298.15K-77.338258
HF Energy-77.338202
Nuclear repulsion energy24.792401
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 TPSSh/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 Σg 3552 3428 0.00 63.77 0.23 0.38
2 Σg 2066 1994 0.00 53.80 0.22 0.35
3 Σu 3450 3330 82.80 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 Πg 545 526 0.00 1.13 0.75 0.86
4 Πg 545 526 0.00 1.13 0.75 0.86
5 Πu 801 773 84.43 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 Πu 801 773 84.43 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5880.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.965) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5674.2 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 TPSSh/6-31G(2df,p)
B
1.18374

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.601
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.601
H3 0.000 0.000 1.664
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.664

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.20141.06312.2646
C21.20142.26461.0631
H31.06312.26463.3277
H42.26461.06313.3277

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 TPSSh/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.225      
2 C -0.225      
3 H 0.225      
4 H 0.225      


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


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.573 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.573 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.160


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 16.671
(<r2>)1/2 4.083