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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

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

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 BLYP/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.295214
Energy at 298.15K-77.295092
HF Energy-77.295214
Nuclear repulsion energy24.535791
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 BLYP/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 Σg 3458 3431 0.00 70.41 0.21 0.35
2 Σg 2019 2004 0.00 49.39 0.26 0.41
3 Σu 3363 3337 75.55 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 Πg 460 457 0.00 0.59 0.75 0.86
4 Πg 460 457 0.00 0.59 0.75 0.86
5 Πu 742 736 73.13 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 Πu 742 736 73.13 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5621.7 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9923) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5578.5 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 BLYP/6-31G**
B
1.15895

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.608
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.608
H3 0.000 0.000 1.679
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.679

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.21541.07152.2868
C21.21542.28681.0715
H31.07152.28683.3583
H42.28681.07153.3583

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

Electronic state

Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at BLYP/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.117      
2 C -0.117      
3 H 0.117      
4 H 0.117      


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 0.000 0.000
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -12.971 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -12.971 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -6.959
Traceless
 xyz
x -3.006 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -3.006 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.012
Polar
3z2-r212.024
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 1.198 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.198 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.238


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 16.920
(<r2>)1/2 4.113