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All results from a given calculation for C2H (Ethynyl radical)

using model chemistry: M06-2X/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 2Σ
Energy calculated at M06-2X/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.151868
Energy at 298.15K-76.150670
HF Energy-76.151868
Nuclear repulsion energy20.155686
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 M06-2X/3-21G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 3536 3390 57.22      
2 Σ 2146 2057 5.22      
3 Π 678 650 22.17      
3 Π 678 650 22.17      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3518.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9587) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3373.4 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 M06-2X/3-21G
B
1.47325

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/3-21G

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.476
C2 0.000 0.000 0.732
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.539

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3
C11.20791.0633
C21.20792.2712
H31.06332.2712

picture of Ethynyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 H3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.281      
2 C -0.005      
3 H 0.286      


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 -0.761 0.761
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -12.589 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.589 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -8.290
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.149 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.149 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.299
Polar
3z2-r28.598
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 1.111 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.111 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.408


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 13.911
(<r2>)1/2 3.730