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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: CCD/cc-pVQZ

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 CCD/cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.188733
Energy at 298.15K-77.188897
HF Energy-76.854867
Nuclear repulsion energy24.854966
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 CCD/cc-pVQZ
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σg 3534 3534 0.00      
2 Σg 2069 2069 0.00      
3 Σu 3435 3435 85.68      
4 Πg 650 650 0.00      
4 Πg 650 650 0.00      
5 Πu 772 772 92.17      
5 Πu 772 772 92.17      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5940.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5940.4 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 CCD/cc-pVQZ
B
1.18988

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCD/cc-pVQZ

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.599
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.599
H3 0.000 0.000 1.660
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.660

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.19791.06152.2594
C21.19792.25941.0615
H31.06152.25943.3209
H42.25941.06153.3209

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