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All results from a given calculation for C2H2 (Acetylene)

using model chemistry: TPSSh/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 TPSSh/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-77.331453
Energy at 298.15K-77.331504
HF Energy-77.331453
Nuclear repulsion energy24.685441
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 TPSSh/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 3539 3393 0.00 69.25 0.21 0.35
2 Σg 2072 1987 0.00 52.59 0.26 0.41
3 Σu 3440 3298 77.55 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 Πg 555 532 0.00 1.45 0.75 0.86
4 Πg 555 532 0.00 1.45 0.75 0.86
5 Πu 780 748 85.09 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 Πu 780 748 85.09 0.00 0.00 0.00

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5860.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9587) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 5618.2 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 TPSSh/6-31G**
B
1.17323

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

Point Group is D∞h

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 0.604
C2 0.000 0.000 -0.604
H3 0.000 0.000 1.669
H4 0.000 0.000 -1.669

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 H3 H4
C11.20771.06562.2733
C21.20772.27331.0656
H31.06562.27333.3389
H42.27331.06563.3389

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
Charges from optimized geometry at TPSSh/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.184      
2 C -0.184      
3 H 0.184      
4 H 0.184      


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


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 1.190 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 1.190 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.200


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 16.758
(<r2>)1/2 4.094