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All results from a given calculation for CH3CCH (propyne)

using model chemistry: B3PW91/3-21G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A'
Energy calculated at B3PW91/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-115.970989
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-115.970989
Nuclear repulsion energy58.616131
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 B3PW91/3-21G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 3500 3364 55.46      
2 A1 3050 2932 10.11      
3 A1 2252 2165 2.13      
4 A1 1465 1408 2.88      
5 A1 936 900 1.10      
6 E 3116 2995 6.96      
6 E 3116 2995 6.96      
7 E 1543 1483 10.25      
7 E 1543 1483 10.25      
8 E 1100 1057 6.47      
8 E 1100 1057 6.47      
9 E 726 697 54.37      
9 E 726 697 54.37      
10 E 356 342 12.06      
10 E 356 342 12.06      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12441.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9612) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11958.5 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 B3PW91/3-21G
ABC
5.29458 0.28485 0.28485

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B3PW91/3-21G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.242
C2 0.000 0.000 0.218
C3 0.000 0.000 1.425
H4 0.000 0.000 2.488
H5 0.000 1.026 -1.631
H6 0.889 -0.513 -1.631
H7 -0.889 -0.513 -1.631

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.45992.66713.73011.09731.09731.0973
C21.45991.20722.27022.11432.11432.1143
C32.66711.20721.06293.22353.22353.2235
H43.73012.27021.06294.24474.24474.2447
H51.09732.11433.22354.24471.77741.7774
H61.09732.11433.22354.24471.77741.7774
H71.09732.11433.22354.24471.77741.7774

picture of propyne state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 180.000 C2 C1 H5 110.746
C2 C1 H6 110.746 C2 C1 H7 110.746
C2 C3 H4 180.000 H5 C1 H6 108.167
H5 C1 H7 108.167 H6 C1 H7 108.167
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B3PW91/3-21G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.725      
2 C 0.084      
3 C -0.393      
4 H 0.271      
5 H 0.255      
6 H 0.255      
7 H 0.255      


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 -0.765 0.765
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.390 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.390 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.341
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.025 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -3.025 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.050
Polar
3z2-r212.099
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 2.289 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.289 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.304


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 49.905
(<r2>)1/2 7.064