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All results from a given calculation for CH3CCH (propyne)

using model chemistry: MP2/6-31G(2df,p)

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A'
Energy calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-116.337143
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-115.877938
Nuclear repulsion energy58.608811
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 MP2/6-31G(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 3546 3349 61.74      
2 A1 3110 2937 10.48      
3 A1 2175 2054 0.52      
4 A1 1433 1353 0.10      
5 A1 954 901 0.70      
6 E 3199 3021 3.71      
6 E 3199 3021 3.71      
7 E 1511 1427 6.62      
7 E 1511 1427 6.62      
8 E 1066 1007 0.69      
8 E 1066 1007 0.69      
9 E 590 557 45.29      
9 E 590 557 45.29      
10 E 315 297 2.64      
10 E 315 297 2.64      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12288.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9445) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11606.5 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 MP2/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
5.36406 0.28427 0.28427

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/6-31G(2df,p)

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.243
C2 0.000 0.000 0.215
C3 0.000 0.000 1.429
H4 0.000 0.000 2.489
H5 0.000 1.020 -1.631
H6 0.883 -0.510 -1.631
H7 -0.883 -0.510 -1.631

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.45762.67153.73231.09091.09091.0909
C21.45761.21392.27472.10862.10862.1086
C32.67151.21391.06083.22503.22503.2250
H43.73232.27471.06084.24474.24474.2447
H51.09092.10863.22504.24471.76591.7659
H61.09092.10863.22504.24471.76591.7659
H71.09092.10863.22504.24471.76591.7659

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 110.841
C2 C1 H6 110.841 C2 C1 H7 110.841
C2 C3 H4 180.000 H5 C1 H6 108.068
H5 C1 H7 108.068 H6 C1 H7 108.068
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability