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All results from a given calculation for CH3CCH (propyne)

using model chemistry: PBE1PBE/6-311G**

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A'
Energy calculated at PBE1PBE/6-311G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-116.532950
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-116.532950
Nuclear repulsion energy58.875472
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 PBE1PBE/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 A1 3496 3354 63.32 26.84 0.26 0.41
2 A1 3052 2928 14.91 204.58 0.01 0.02
3 A1 2250 2159 7.20 111.56 0.29 0.45
4 A1 1406 1349 0.15 14.95 0.55 0.71
5 A1 964 925 0.28 3.08 0.16 0.27
6 E 3125 2998 7.04 85.65 0.75 0.86
6 E 3125 2998 7.04 85.65 0.75 0.86
7 E 1473 1413 9.78 12.02 0.75 0.86
7 E 1473 1413 9.78 12.02 0.75 0.86
8 E 1048 1006 1.23 0.08 0.75 0.86
8 E 1048 1006 1.23 0.08 0.75 0.86
9 E 679 651 46.27 2.63 0.75 0.86
9 E 679 651 46.27 2.63 0.75 0.86
10 E 346 332 10.23 9.66 0.75 0.86
10 E 346 332 10.23 9.66 0.75 0.86

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12254.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9594) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11756.7 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 PBE1PBE/6-311G**
ABC
5.34096 0.28758 0.28758

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at PBE1PBE/6-311G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.235
C2 0.000 0.000 0.216
C3 0.000 0.000 1.418
H4 0.000 0.000 2.481
H5 0.000 1.022 -1.625
H6 0.885 -0.511 -1.625
H7 -0.885 -0.511 -1.625

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.45152.65293.71671.09361.09361.0936
C21.45151.20142.26512.10592.10592.1059
C32.65291.20141.06373.20983.20983.2098
H43.71672.26511.06374.23184.23184.2318
H51.09362.10593.20984.23181.76971.7697
H61.09362.10593.20984.23181.76971.7697
H71.09362.10593.20984.23181.76971.7697

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 110.889
C2 C1 H6 110.889 C2 C1 H7 110.889
C2 C3 H4 180.000 H5 C1 H6 108.017
H5 C1 H7 108.017 H6 C1 H7 108.017
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at PBE1PBE/6-311G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.326      
2 C -0.058      
3 C -0.185      
4 H 0.105      
5 H 0.155      
6 H 0.155      
7 H 0.155      


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 -0.807 0.807
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.478 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.478 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.643
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.917 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.917 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.835
Polar
3z2-r211.670
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 3.027 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.027 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.990


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 49.658
(<r2>)1/2 7.047