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All results from a given calculation for C2H (Ethynyl radical)

using model chemistry: PBEPBE/STO-3G

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 2Σ
Energy calculated at PBEPBE/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-75.537382
Energy at 298.15K-75.535677
HF Energy-75.537382
Nuclear repulsion energy19.884875
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 PBEPBE/STO-3G
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 3586 3276 117.23      
2 Σ 2171 1984 3.68      
3 Π 382 349 0.44      
3 Π 382 349 0.44      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3260.6 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9136) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2978.9 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 PBEPBE/STO-3G
B
1.43490

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

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.480
C2 0.000 0.000 0.742
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.568

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3
C11.22181.0882
C21.22182.3099
H31.08822.3099

picture of Ethynyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 H3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBEPBE/STO-3G Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.143      
2 C 0.013      
3 H 0.130      


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 -0.356 0.356
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -10.930 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -10.930 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -7.509
Traceless
 xyz
x -1.710 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -1.710 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.421
Polar
3z2-r26.841
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 0.599 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 0.599 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.075


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 13.257
(<r2>)1/2 3.641