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

using model chemistry: M06-2X/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 M06-2X/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-76.575020
Energy at 298.15K-76.573601
HF Energy-76.575020
Nuclear repulsion energy20.171661
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 M06-2X/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 3485 3312 58.18      
2 Σ 2152 2046 5.01      
3 Π 499 475 2.10      
3 Π 499 475 2.10      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3317.8 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9504) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 3153.3 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 M06-2X/6-31G**
B
1.47607

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at M06-2X/6-31G**

Point Group is C∞v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -0.474
C2 0.000 0.000 0.731
H3 0.000 0.000 -1.542

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3
C11.20571.0672
C21.20572.2730
H31.06722.2730

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 M06-2X/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.097      
2 C -0.099      
3 H 0.195      


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 -0.738 0.738
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -12.302 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.302 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -7.923
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.189 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.189 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.378
Polar
3z2-r28.757
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 1.561 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.561 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 3.555


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 13.708
(<r2>)1/2 3.702