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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: M06-2X/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 M06-2X/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.867237
Energy at 298.15K-76.867559
HF Energy-76.867237
Nuclear repulsion energy24.782659
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 M06-2X/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 3579 3431 0.00 56.81 0.18 0.31
2 Σg 2122 2034 0.00 43.67 0.30 0.46
3 Σu 3467 3324 89.51 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 Πg 796 763 0.00 2.40 0.75 0.86
4 Πg 796 763 0.00 2.40 0.75 0.86
5 Πu 829 795 104.59 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 Πu 829 795 104.59 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 6209.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9587) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5952.6 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 M06-2X/3-21G
B
1.18264

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/3-21G

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.601
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.601
H3 0.000 0.000 1.664
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.664

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.20251.06242.2649
C21.20252.26491.0624
H31.06242.26493.3273
H42.26491.06243.3273

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
Charges from optimized geometry at M06-2X/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.270      
2 C -0.270      
3 H 0.270      
4 H 0.270      


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 -13.374 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -13.374 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.925
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.225 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -3.225 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.449
Polar
3z2-r212.898
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 0.832 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.832 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.946


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 16.884
(<r2>)1/2 4.109