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

using model chemistry: B3LYP/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 B3LYP/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.186471
Energy at 298.15K-76.185052
HF Energy-76.186471
Nuclear repulsion energy20.136226
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 B3LYP/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 3482 3360 51.11      
2 Σ 2104 2030 5.98      
3 Π 498 481 1.89      
3 Π 498 480 1.87      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3290.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9649) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3175.4 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 B3LYP/3-21G
B
1.47029

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3LYP/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 0.733
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.540

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3
C11.20931.0632
C21.20932.2725
H31.06322.2725

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

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3LYP/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.205      
2 C -0.055      
3 H 0.260      


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 -0.755 0.755
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP 0.000 0.000 -0.807 0.807


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -12.464 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.464 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -8.233
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.115 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.115 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.230
Polar
3z2-r28.461
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 1.459 -0.000 0.002
y -0.000 1.459 -0.000
z 0.002 -0.000 3.361


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 13.859
(<r2>)1/2 3.723