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All results from a given calculation for C2H (Ethynyl radical)

using model chemistry: B2PLYP/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C*V 2Σ
Energy calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.525964
Energy at 298.15K-76.524182
HF Energy-76.449011
Nuclear repulsion energy20.109760
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 B2PLYP/6-31G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σ 3515 3515 52.89      
2 Σ 2139 2139 6.38      
3 Π 311 311 1.25      
3 Π 311 311 1.25      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3138.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 1) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3138.3 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 B2PLYP/6-31G**
B
1.46638

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at B2PLYP/6-31G**

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.477
C2 0.000 0.000 0.734
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.541

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3
C11.21101.0642
C21.21102.2752
H31.06422.2752

picture of Ethynyl radical state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 H3 180.000
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at B2PLYP/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.058      
2 C -0.115      
3 H 0.173      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 -0.751 0.751
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -12.257 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.257 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -8.032
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.112 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.112 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.224
Polar
3z2-r28.449
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.770 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.770 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.516


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 13.749
(<r2>)1/2 3.708