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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: MP2=FULL/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 MP2=FULL/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.091458
Energy at 298.15K-77.091344
HF Energy-76.819667
Nuclear repulsion energy24.578837
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=FULL/6-31G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
(Å4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 Σg 3593 3357 0.00 71.38 0.22 0.36
2 Σg 2003 1872 0.00 31.76 0.25 0.40
3 Σu 3502 3273 87.36 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 Πg 458 428 0.00 0.75 0.75 0.86
4 Πg 458 428 0.00 0.75 0.75 0.86
5 Πu 755 706 80.47 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 Πu 755 706 80.47 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5762.2 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9344) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5384.2 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=FULL/6-31G**
B
1.16174

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at MP2=FULL/6-31G**

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.609
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.609
H3 0.000 0.000 1.670
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.670

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.21711.06172.2787
C21.21712.27871.0617
H31.06172.27873.3404
H42.27871.06173.3404

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