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All results from a given calculation for CH3CCH (propyne)

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

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A'
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-116.602505
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-116.602505
Nuclear repulsion energy58.434087
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 A1 3438 3419 53.54      
2 A1 2951 2935 23.14      
3 A1 2172 2161 3.35      
4 A1 1378 1371 1.51      
5 A1 922 917 0.32      
6 E 3005 2989 11.73      
6 E 3005 2989 11.74      
7 E 1441 1433 4.83      
7 E 1441 1433 4.83      
8 E 1029 1023 0.60      
8 E 1029 1023 0.60      
9 E 554 551 46.56      
9 E 554 551 46.56      
10 E 313 312 1.43      
10 E 313 312 1.43      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11773.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9945) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11709.0 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
5.28684 0.28319 0.28319

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.242
C2 0.000 0.000 0.218
C3 0.000 0.000 1.430
H4 0.000 0.000 2.497
H5 0.000 1.027 -1.644
H6 0.889 -0.513 -1.644
H7 -0.889 -0.513 -1.644

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.46042.67213.73891.10281.10281.1028
C21.46041.21172.27852.12682.12682.1268
C32.67211.21171.06683.24113.24113.2411
H43.73892.27851.06684.26644.26644.2664
H51.10282.12683.24114.26641.77871.7787
H61.10282.12683.24114.26641.77871.7787
H71.10282.12683.24114.26641.77871.7787

picture of propyne state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 180.000 C2 C1 H5 111.381
C2 C1 H6 111.381 C2 C1 H7 111.381
C2 C3 H4 180.000 H5 C1 H6 107.496
H5 C1 H7 107.496 H6 C1 H7 107.496
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 -0.475      
2 C 0.323      
3 C -0.429      
4 H 0.172      
5 H 0.136      
6 H 0.136      
7 H 0.136      


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 -0.723 0.723
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.026 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.026 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.997
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.515 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.515 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.029
Polar
3z2-r210.058
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 3.055 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.054 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 7.012


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 50.156
(<r2>)1/2 7.082