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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)=FULL/cc-pCVDZ

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes D*H 1Σg
Energy calculated at CCSD(T)=FULL/cc-pCVDZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.188834
Energy at 298.15K-77.188847
HF Energy-76.824494
Nuclear repulsion energy24.346563
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 CCSD(T)=FULL/cc-pCVDZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σg 3502 3393        
2 Σg 1986 1924        
3 Σu 3411 3305        
4 Πg 537 520        
4 Πg 537 520        
5 Πu 738 715        
5 Πu 737 714        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5723.9 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9688) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5545.3 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 CCSD(T)=FULL/cc-pCVDZ
B
1.14104

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)=FULL/cc-pCVDZ

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.613
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.613
H3 0.000 0.000 1.690
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.690

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.22581.07742.3032
C21.22582.30321.0774
H31.07742.30323.3806
H42.30321.07743.3806

picture of Acetylene state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 H4 180.000 C2 C1 H3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability