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

using model chemistry: BLYP/6-311G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 no C*V 2Σ
1 2 yes CS 2A'

Conformer 1 (C*V)

Jump to S1C2
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.604757
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-76.605974
Nuclear repulsion energy19.737387
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 BLYP/6-311G**
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at BLYP/6-311G**
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-311G** Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.477
C2 0.000 0.000 0.735
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.547

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3
C11.21231.0700
C21.21232.2823
H31.07002.2823

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

Conformer 2 (CS)

Jump to S1C1
Energy calculated at BLYP/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.605974
Energy at 298.15K-76.604403
HF Energy-76.605974
Nuclear repulsion energy19.737387
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 BLYP/6-311G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3328 3315 12.85      
2 A' 1596 1590 504.30      
3 A' 587 585 36.28      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2755.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9961) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 2745.2 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 BLYP/6-311G**
ABC
158.63660 1.43059 1.41781

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at BLYP/6-311G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.029 0.494 0.000
C2 0.029 -0.744 0.000
H3 -0.346 1.500 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3
C11.23821.0741
C21.23822.2757
H31.07412.2757

picture of Ethynyl radical state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 H3 159.556
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.122      
2 C -0.029      
3 H 0.151      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.067 1.279 0.000 1.281
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -12.125 -1.278 0.000
y -1.278 -9.553 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -12.852
Traceless
 xyz
x -0.923 -1.278 0.000
y -1.278 2.936 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -2.013
Polar
3z2-r2-4.026
x2-y2-2.572
xy-1.278
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.713 0.520 0.000
y 0.520 5.713 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 2.845


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 14.357
(<r2>)1/2 3.789