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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: BLYP/3-21G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 1Σg
Energy calculated at BLYP/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.872541
Energy at 298.15K-76.872671
HF Energy-76.872541
Nuclear repulsion energy24.590632
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 BLYP/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 3465 3446 0.00 62.60 0.19 0.33
2 Σg 2028 2017 0.00 40.81 0.29 0.45
3 Σu 3358 3340 73.87 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 Πg 632 629 0.00 1.54 0.75 0.86
4 Πg 632 629 0.00 1.54 0.75 0.86
5 Πu 757 753 92.89 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 Πu 757 753 92.89 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5814.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9945) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5782.4 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 BLYP/3-21G
B
1.16408

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.606
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.606
H3 0.000 0.000 1.675
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.675

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.21281.06872.2815
C21.21282.28151.0687
H31.06872.28153.3503
H42.28151.06873.3503

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

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.217      
2 C -0.217      
3 H 0.217      
4 H 0.217      


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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -13.207 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -13.207 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -7.012
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.097 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -3.097 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.194
Polar
3z2-r212.388
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 0.860 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.860 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.971


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 16.984
(<r2>)1/2 4.121