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All results from a given calculation for CH3CCH (propyne)

using model chemistry: MP2/3-21G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A'
Energy calculated at MP2/3-21G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-115.496243
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-115.222259
Nuclear repulsion energy58.053014
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 MP2/3-21G
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 3488 3329 40.28      
2 A1 3085 2945 10.01      
3 A1 2142 2045 0.01      
4 A1 1501 1432 0.41      
5 A1 898 857 2.64      
6 E 3151 3007 9.91      
6 E 3151 3007 9.91      
7 E 1589 1517 7.01      
7 E 1589 1517 7.01      
8 E 1122 1071 2.11      
8 E 1122 1071 2.11      
9 E 597 570 55.49      
9 E 597 570 55.49      
10 E 246 235 2.88      
10 E 246 235 2.88      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12262.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9545) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11704.4 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 MP2/3-21G
ABC
5.30121 0.27797 0.27797

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/3-21G

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.260
C2 0.000 0.000 0.221
C3 0.000 0.000 1.444
H4 0.000 0.000 2.508
H5 0.000 1.026 -1.646
H6 0.888 -0.513 -1.646
H7 -0.888 -0.513 -1.646

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.48162.70423.76831.09581.09581.0958
C21.48161.22262.28672.13062.13062.1306
C32.70421.22261.06413.25593.25593.2559
H43.76832.28671.06414.27904.27904.2790
H51.09582.13063.25594.27901.77631.7763
H61.09582.13063.25594.27901.77631.7763
H71.09582.13063.25594.27901.77631.7763

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 110.621
C2 C1 H6 110.621 C2 C1 H7 110.621
C2 C3 H4 180.000 H5 C1 H6 108.297
H5 C1 H7 108.297 H6 C1 H7 108.297
Electronic energy levels

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability