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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: MP2/Sadlej_pVTZ

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/Sadlej_pVTZ
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.091718
Energy at 298.15K-77.091489
HF Energy-76.827165
Nuclear repulsion energy24.218798
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/Sadlej_pVTZ
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 3466 3335 0.00      
2 Σg 1915 1842 0.00      
3 Σu 3359 3231 111.36      
4 Πg 412 396 0.00      
4 Πg 412 396 0.00      
5 Πu 698 672 90.09      
5 Πu 698 672 90.09      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5479.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9621) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5272.0 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/Sadlej_pVTZ
B
1.12820

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2/Sadlej_pVTZ

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.617
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.617
H3 0.000 0.000 1.696
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.696

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.23441.07892.3134
C21.23442.31341.0789
H31.07892.31343.3923
H42.31341.07893.3923

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