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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: MP2/aug-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 MP2/aug-cc-pVQZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.185735
Energy at 298.15K-77.185844
HF Energy-76.853876
Nuclear repulsion energy24.693681
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 MP2/aug-cc-pVQZ
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 3530 3353 0.00 67.90 0.20 0.33
2 Σg 1975 1876 0.00 88.17 0.06 0.11
3 Σu 3443 3269 95.52 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 Πg 614 583 0.00 2.13 0.75 0.86
4 Πg 614 583 0.00 2.13 0.75 0.86
5 Πu 750 713 89.02 0.00 0.72 0.84
5 Πu 750 713 89.02 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5838.1 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9497) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5544.4 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 MP2/aug-cc-pVQZ
B
1.17340

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/aug-cc-pVQZ

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.605
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.605
H3 0.000 0.000 1.666
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.666

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.20911.06142.2705
C21.20912.27051.0614
H31.06142.27053.3319
H42.27051.06143.3319

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