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All results from a given calculation for C4H2 (Diacetylene)

using model chemistry: CCD/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)

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Energy calculated at CCD/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-152.024452
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-151.650066
Nuclear repulsion energy76.396694
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 CCD/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 3438 3343 0.00      
2 Σg 2278 2215 0.00      
3 Σg 866 842 0.00      
4 Σu 3438 3342 103.23      
5 Σu 2082 2025 0.05      
6 Πg 593 576 0.00      
6 Πg 593 576 0.00      
7 Πg 666i 647i 0.00      
7 Πg 666i 647i 0.00      
8 Πu 565 549 100.21      
8 Πu 565 549 100.21      
9 Πu 138 134 1.52      
9 Πu 138 134 1.52      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6681.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9723) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6495.9 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 CCD/3-21G
B
0.14361

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.695
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.695
C3 0.000 0.000 1.913
C4 0.000 0.000 -1.913
H5 0.000 0.000 2.982
H6 0.000 0.000 -2.982

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6
C11.39061.21812.60872.28643.6769
C21.39062.60871.21813.67692.2864
C31.21812.60873.82681.06834.8950
C42.60871.21813.82684.89501.0683
H52.28643.67691.06834.89505.9633
H63.67692.28644.89501.06835.9633

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)

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Energy calculated at CCD/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-152.024928
Energy at 298.15K-152.023858
HF Energy-151.648791
Nuclear repulsion energy76.433336
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 CCD/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 3444 3349 0.00      
2 Ag 2280 2216 0.00      
3 Ag 875 851 0.00      
4 Ag 736 716 0.00      
5 Ag 573 558 0.00      
6 Au 631 613 94.23      
7 Au 189 184 4.26      
8 Bg 630 613 0.00      
9 Bu 3444 3349 100.90      
10 Bu 2086 2029 0.04      
11 Bu 675 656 90.35      
12 Bu 205 199 6.48      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7884.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9723) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7665.6 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 CCD/3-21G
ABC
392.00815 0.14399 0.14393

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

Point Group is C2h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.033 0.694 0.000
C2 0.033 -0.694 0.000
C3 0.033 1.911 0.000
C4 -0.033 -1.911 0.000
H5 0.014 2.978 0.000
H6 -0.014 -2.978 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6
C11.39001.21832.60502.28463.6726
C21.39002.60501.21833.67262.2846
C31.21832.60503.82201.06784.8893
C42.60501.21833.82204.88931.0678
H52.28463.67261.06784.88935.9567
H63.67262.28464.88931.06785.9567

picture of Diacetylene state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 174.193 C1 C3 H5 175.882
C2 C1 C3 174.193 C2 C4 H6 175.882
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability