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All results from a given calculation for CH3CCH (propyne)

using model chemistry: QCISD/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 QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-116.363512
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-115.878867
Nuclear repulsion energy58.635525
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 QCISD/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 3530 3345 55.11      
2 A1 3091 2929 13.13      
3 A1 2241 2123 0.82      
4 A1 1445 1369 0.31      
5 A1 948 898 1.05      
6 E 3168 3001 6.92      
6 E 3168 3001 6.92      
7 E 1514 1434 5.97      
7 E 1514 1434 5.97      
8 E 1072 1016 0.33      
8 E 1072 1016 0.33      
9 E 624 591 44.19      
9 E 624 591 44.19      
10 E 327 310 3.62      
10 E 327 310 3.62      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12331.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9474) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11683.1 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 QCISD/6-31G(2df,p)
ABC
5.34704 0.28438 0.28438

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.244
C2 0.000 0.000 0.220
C3 0.000 0.000 1.426
H4 0.000 0.000 2.488
H5 0.000 1.021 -1.632
H6 0.884 -0.511 -1.632
H7 -0.884 -0.511 -1.632

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.46432.67023.73201.09211.09211.0921
C21.46431.20592.26782.11452.11452.1145
C32.67021.20591.06183.22353.22353.2235
H43.73202.26781.06184.24404.24404.2440
H51.09212.11453.22354.24401.76871.7687
H61.09212.11453.22354.24401.76871.7687
H71.09212.11453.22354.24401.76871.7687

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 110.771
C2 C1 H6 110.771 C2 C1 H7 110.771
C2 C3 H4 180.000 H5 C1 H6 108.140
H5 C1 H7 108.140 H6 C1 H7 108.140
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability