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All results from a given calculation for CH3CCH (propyne)

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

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States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A'
Energy calculated at HF/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-115.871246
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-115.871246
Nuclear repulsion energy59.042023
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 HF/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 A1 3645 3290 58.18      
2 A1 3196 2885 21.67      
3 A1 2417 2181 1.32      
4 A1 1547 1396 1.02      
5 A1 984 888 3.18      
6 E 3267 2949 17.21      
6 E 3267 2949 17.21      
7 E 1607 1451 5.84      
7 E 1607 1451 5.84      
8 E 1156 1044 0.41      
8 E 1156 1044 0.41      
9 E 800 722 52.26      
9 E 800 722 52.26      
10 E 394 356 9.25      
10 E 394 356 9.25      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13119.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9026) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 11841.6 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 HF/6-31G**
ABC
5.41186 0.28773 0.28773

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

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.000 0.000 -1.241
C2 0.000 0.000 0.226
C3 0.000 0.000 1.414
H4 0.000 0.000 2.470
H5 0.000 1.015 -1.622
H6 0.879 -0.508 -1.622
H7 -0.879 -0.508 -1.622

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7
C11.46722.65443.71091.08411.08411.0841
C21.46721.18722.24372.10862.10862.1086
C32.65441.18721.05653.20063.20063.2006
H43.71092.24371.05654.21594.21594.2159
H51.08412.10863.20064.21591.75811.7581
H61.08412.10863.20064.21591.75811.7581
H71.08412.10863.20064.21591.75811.7581

picture of propyne state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 180.000 C2 C1 H5 110.572
C2 C1 H6 110.572 C2 C1 H7 110.572
C2 C3 H4 180.000 H5 C1 H6 108.348
H5 C1 H7 108.348 H6 C1 H7 108.348
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-31G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 C -0.361      
2 C 0.073      
3 C -0.413      
4 H 0.241      
5 H 0.153      
6 H 0.153      
7 H 0.153      


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 -0.668 0.668
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -19.411 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -19.411 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -13.616
Traceless
 xyz
x -2.897 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -2.897 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 5.795
Polar
3z2-r211.590
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 2.629 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 2.629 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 6.292


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 49.535
(<r2>)1/2 7.038