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All results from a given calculation for CH3CCH (propyne)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/6-31G(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 B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-116.616875
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-116.616875
Nuclear repulsion energy58.820555
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 B3PW91/6-31G(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 3513 3377 61.11      
2 A1 3041 2924 16.80      
3 A1 2248 2161 4.40      
4 A1 1403 1349 0.15      
5 A1 957 920 0.26      
6 E 3115 2995 7.01      
6 E 3115 2995 7.01      
7 E 1470 1413 6.75      
7 E 1470 1413 6.75      
8 E 1047 1006 0.99      
8 E 1047 1006 0.99      
9 E 634 610 46.97      
9 E 634 610 46.97      
10 E 343 330 4.87      
10 E 343 330 4.87      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12189.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9614) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11719.2 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 B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
5.34185 0.28700 0.28700

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.235
C2 0.000 0.000 0.217
C3 0.000 0.000 1.420
H4 0.000 0.000 2.483
H5 0.000 1.022 -1.630
H6 0.885 -0.511 -1.630
H7 -0.885 -0.511 -1.630

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.45232.65493.71801.09511.09511.0951
C21.45231.20272.26582.11042.11042.1104
C32.65491.20271.06313.21583.21583.2158
H43.71802.26581.06314.23744.23744.2374
H51.09512.11043.21584.23741.76951.7695
H61.09512.11043.21584.23741.76951.7695
H71.09512.11043.21584.23741.76951.7695

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 111.106
C2 C1 H6 111.106 C2 C1 H7 111.106
C2 C3 H4 180.000 H5 C1 H6 107.788
H5 C1 H7 107.788 H6 C1 H7 107.788
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/6-31G(2df,p) Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.553      
2 C 0.276      
3 C -0.468      
4 H 0.219      
5 H 0.175      
6 H 0.175      
7 H 0.175      


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 -0.742 0.742
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -18.936 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -18.936 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.492
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.722 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.722 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.445
Polar
3z2-r210.889
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 3.030 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.030 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.797


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 49.486
(<r2>)1/2 7.035