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All results from a given calculation for CH3CCH (propyne)

using model chemistry: MP2/STO-3G

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A'
Energy calculated at MP2/STO-3G
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-114.646412
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-114.441072
Nuclear repulsion energy57.642000
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/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 A1 3738 3259 88.91      
2 A1 3370 2938 1.85      
3 A1 2294 2000 7.34      
4 A1 1606 1400 4.23      
5 A1 989 862 2.72      
6 E 3541 3087 0.06      
6 E 3541 3087 0.06      
7 E 1709 1490 2.70      
7 E 1709 1490 2.70      
8 E 1185 1033 1.58      
8 E 1185 1033 1.58      
9 E 749 653 12.99      
9 E 749 653 12.99      
10 E 345 301 1.85      
10 E 345 301 1.85      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13527.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.8719) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11794.4 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/STO-3G
ABC
5.20998 0.27383 0.27383

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.272
C2 0.000 0.000 0.230
C3 0.000 0.000 1.450
H4 0.000 0.000 2.530
H5 0.000 1.034 -1.662
H6 0.896 -0.517 -1.662
H7 -0.896 -0.517 -1.662

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.50232.72233.80191.10551.10551.1055
C21.50231.22012.29972.15632.15632.1563
C32.72231.22011.07963.27953.27953.2795
H43.80192.29971.07964.31744.31744.3174
H51.10552.15633.27954.31741.79181.7918
H61.10552.15633.27954.31741.79181.7918
H71.10552.15633.27954.31741.79181.7918

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 110.643
C2 C1 H6 110.643 C2 C1 H7 110.643
C2 C3 H4 180.000 H5 C1 H6 108.275
H5 C1 H7 108.275 H6 C1 H7 108.275
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability