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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)/cc-pCVTZ

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)/cc-pCVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.190350
Energy at 298.15K-77.190424
HF Energy-76.849340
Nuclear repulsion energy24.675921
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)/cc-pCVTZ
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 3500 3381        
2 Σg 2003 1935        
3 Σu 3410 3294        
4 Πg 581 561        
4 Πg 581 561        
5 Πu 747 722        
5 Πu 747 721        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5784.0 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.966) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5587.3 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)/cc-pCVTZ
B
1.17234

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.604
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.604
H3 0.000 0.000 1.669
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.669

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.20881.06442.2731
C21.20882.27311.0644
H31.06442.27313.3375
H42.27311.06443.3375

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