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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: CCSD/3-21G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 1Σg
Energy calculated at CCSD/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.593310
Energy at 298.15K-76.593313
HF Energy-76.393594
Nuclear repulsion energy24.534865
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 CCSD/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 3481 3283 0.00      
2 Σg 2019 1904 0.00      
3 Σu 3376 3184 61.19      
4 Πg 541 510 0.00      
4 Πg 541 510 0.00      
5 Πu 736 694 94.18      
5 Πu 736 694 94.18      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5715.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9431) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5390.2 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 CCSD/3-21G
B
1.15840

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.608
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.608
H3 0.000 0.000 1.677
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.677

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.21681.06852.2854
C21.21682.28541.0685
H31.06852.28543.3539
H42.28541.06853.3539

picture of Acetylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H4 180.000 C2 C1 H3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability