return to home page Computational Chemistry Comparison and Benchmark DataBase Release 22 (May 2022) Standard Reference Database 101 National Institute of Standards and Technology
You are here: Calculated > Energy > Optimized > Energy

All results from a given calculation for C4H2 (Diacetylene)

using model chemistry: MP2/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no D*H 1Σg
1 2 yes C2H 1AG

Conformer 1 (D*H)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at MP2/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-152.011915
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-151.648127
Nuclear repulsion energy76.261099
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 MP2/3-21G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σg 3473 3315 0.00      
2 Σg 2212 2111 0.00      
3 Σg 868 828 0.00      
4 Σu 3472 3314 123.28      
5 Σu 2005 1914 0.30      
6 Πg 577 551 0.00      
6 Πg 577 551 0.00      
7 Πg 740i 706i 0.00      
7 Πg 740i 706i 0.00      
8 Πu 521 497 104.64      
8 Πu 521 497 104.64      
9 Πu 120 114 0.39      
9 Πu 120 114 0.39      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6492.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9545) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6196.7 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 MP2/3-21G
B
0.14328

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/3-21G

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.691
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.691
C3 0.000 0.000 1.918
C4 0.000 0.000 -1.918
H5 0.000 0.000 2.983
H6 0.000 0.000 -2.983

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6
C11.38211.22662.60872.29213.6741
C21.38212.60871.22663.67412.2921
C31.22662.60873.83531.06544.9008
C42.60871.22663.83534.90081.0654
H52.29213.67411.06544.90085.9662
H63.67412.29214.90081.06545.9662

picture of Diacetylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 180.000 C1 C3 H5 180.000
C2 C1 C3 180.000 C2 C4 H6 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (C2H)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at MP2/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-152.012566
Energy at 298.15K-152.011466
HF Energy-151.646711
Nuclear repulsion energy76.312506
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 MP2/3-21G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Ag 3481 3322 0.00      
2 Ag 2213 2112 0.00      
3 Ag 878 838 0.00      
4 Ag 735 701 0.00      
5 Ag 587 561 0.00      
6 Au 598 570 98.56      
7 Au 184 175 3.07      
8 Bg 614 586 0.00      
9 Bu 3480 3322 121.22      
10 Bu 2009 1918 0.26      
11 Bu 658 628 95.19      
12 Bu 209 199 6.16      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7822.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9545) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7466.3 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 MP2/3-21G
ABC
358.38108 0.14374 0.14369

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/3-21G

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.034 0.690 0.000
C2 0.034 -0.690 0.000
C3 0.034 1.914 0.000
C4 -0.034 -1.914 0.000
H5 0.009 2.979 0.000
H6 -0.009 -2.979 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6
C11.38081.22682.60402.28983.6686
C21.38082.60401.22683.66862.2898
C31.22682.60403.82961.06484.8937
C42.60401.22683.82964.89371.0648
H52.28983.66861.06484.89375.9580
H63.66862.28984.89371.06485.9580

picture of Diacetylene state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 173.944 C1 C3 H5 175.443
C2 C1 C3 173.944 C2 C4 H6 175.443
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability